Subject: Re: FreeBSD Bus DMA
To: None <perry@piermont.com>
From: John S. Dyson <dyson@freebsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/12/1998 00:21:29
Perry E. Metzger said:
> 
> "John S. Dyson" writes:
> > > > > I said `interface', not `code'.  There _is_ a difference.
> > > > > 
> > > > > (Also, why would I want to keep you from using my code?)
> > > > > 
> > > > The effect of intolerable public displays is to effectively
> > > > add cost.  The emotional toll of using software is sometimes
> > > > not worth whatever transitory technical advantages that it provides.
> > > 
> > > What is the exact emotional toll of using a common interface?
> > > 
> > > And does this mean that you didn't mean "sue" but in fact meant
> > > "flame" but somehow let your keyboard slip?
> > > 
> > You are obviously not privvy to certain disussions, and that
> > is okay with me.
> 
> Would these be the discussions you had with your therapist on the
> emotional toll using NetBSD interfaces might cause you?
> 
No, but it is a risk tradeoff, that can distract from progress.
I demand an apology, for your public lies.

-- 
John                  | Never try to teach a pig to sing,
dyson@freebsd.org     | it just makes you look stupid,
jdyson@nc.com         | and it irritates the pig.