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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: in-tree pristines fatally wounded (merge-fest e
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Tom Lord |
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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: in-tree pristines fatally wounded (merge-fest etc) |
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Tue, 2 Dec 2003 14:31:52 -0800 (PST) |
> From: address@hidden
> If you feel I am just being mean; then I really expressed myself
> poorly (not uncommon) personal attacks are not something I take
> pleasure in or even feel I am good at.
Well, not to make myself your therapist or anything, but perhaps part
of the problem is that you don't recognize a personal attack when you
make one.
> The points you feel are mean are meant as a wakeup call; since
> your paypal URL seems to flash in emails many times more often
> then they did when I just subscribed.
I don't believe your use of "since". I believed you when you linked
the rant to my rejection of some of your so-called "usability"
suggestions.
As for my finances, there's a few quasi- and literally- periodic
phenomona at work. There's the quasi- periodic phenomona of
contributions related to my activity on the project. Very (very)
slightly, the contributions have been rising lately relative to
activity (I call that the quasi-periodic phenomonon). At the same
time, there's the various expenses related to survival -- the
literally (mostly, at least) periodic phenomona of this and that bill,
where the bills happen at different time scales (daily food, monthly
rent and utilities, cat-support, health care, shoes, clothes, etc.).
Some of the expenses can be postponed for a while. I can get away
with wearing down my shoes until they have holes in them, for
example. Or I can wait until my glasses are _way_way_ the wrong
focus instead of merely the _rather_ wrong focus. And so forth.
So I can get by during _some_ months of low contribution by postponing
other expenses. And then eventually those other expenses catch up and
I need to make a pitch for greater contributions -- merely for
survival. So, yes, the frequency with which I pass the hat varies
over time.
> I also observe that the bugs that are really a problem in every
> day use _right now_ are not being closed, they are not even
> followed up. And when they are they are closed with a claim that
> is not supported by reason.
Your judgement in this area has not proven to be especially reliable
or indicative. Sorry.
You started making "usability suggestions" at a time when it was
painfully obvious that you didn't really grok arch. Some of your
suggestions were, understandably, quite bogus.
Since then, you've improved -- somewhat.
That is my frank assesment.
> If it is your opinion that tla should get changes in the core; but that it
> will still be too hard to use for end users, that Windows is not a player
> and all those little things that people tell you are immidiate problems.
> If those things are not as important as core updates, then you must face
> the problem that your audience is going to be a _lot_ smaller and a direct
> concequence is that fundraising is going to be a lot harder (less chickens
> to pick feathers from).
Have you considered a career as an industry analyst? You seem to
have the qualifications.
> > The suggestions you make stand or fall on their merits -- not on the
> > power or lack of power of your rants.
> I appreciate that you have that standpoint; and please beware that I have
> tried to find various reasons for sending that cach you need.
Unfortunately
> I (personally) have not found any.
> Since this will probably be seen as another simple rant, I'll leave it
with
> the personal opinion called; a sincere frustration.
Ok, then.
-t
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- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: in-tree pristines fatally wounded (merge-fest etc), Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/12/07
- [Gnu-arch-users] OT OT OT OT OT OT OT, Mark A. Flacy, 2003/12/07
- [Gnu-arch-users] [OT] responsibilities of the human society, Roman Zippel, 2003/12/10
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: in-tree pristines fatally wounded (merge-fest etc), Samium Gromoff, 2003/12/15
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: in-tree pristines fatally wounded (merge-fest etc), Tom Lord, 2003/12/02
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: in-tree pristines fatally wounded (merge-fest etc), zander, 2003/12/02
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- [Gnu-arch-users] Re:, Pau Aliagas, 2003/12/03
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- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re:, Tom Lord, 2003/12/03
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re:, Tom Lord, 2003/12/03
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re:, Thomas Zander, 2003/12/03
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- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re:, Christopher Dale, 2003/12/03
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