In message <1gu5vgh.u9xfwu1fbv0ekM%manu@netbsd.org>,
Emmanuel Dreyfus writes:
>Jonathan Stone <jonathan@dsg.stanford.edu> wrote:
>
>> After a few instanceses (let alone a few dozen), responses to this
>> particular approach become rather short --- even in cases when the
>> person in question didn't start out their explanation of their poor
>> design choices by repeatedly whining that something in the OS is "broken".
>
>I'm not whining that something is broken. I just thought so and tried to
>fix it. It seems I was wrong and I hope this is not a crime. I won't
>insist, but please don't insist either. 

Emmanuel,

That's the whole point: what you are doing *is* harmful.

I used the word 'evil' advisedly and literally. It may may even well
be a crime or liable under civil law, in some jurisdictions.  I
honestly don't know, but (as an expert in the field) it seems entirely
possible.  I would not like to rely on ignorance as a defense,
if it ever came to that.

I would much, much rather we stop it now, before it ever gets anywhere
near that stage.  Wouldn't you?