On Tue, 2008-07-08 at 10:05 +0200, Andrew Kelly wrote: > On Tue, 2008-07-08 at 08:35 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Monday 07 July 2008 20:37:33 Tom Horsley wrote: > > > On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 19:51:51 +0100 > > > > > > Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Binary modules usually last only a few releases before changes in the > > > > kernel break them by accident anyway so I would assume that if a binary > > > > driver vendor goes under the clock is ticking. > > > > > > I wouldn't say "by accident" - It has been my experience that > > > most of the time, the breakage is not only highly deliberate, but > > > triggered mostly by the high incidence of extreme OCD which kernel > > > developers seem to suffer from, causing them to make fantastic > > > wholesale changes to driver interfaces for utterly trivial > > > cosmetic reasons which add no stability or functionality, but > > > merely relieve their obsessive need to correct some "flaw" which > > > no one else can perceive :-). > > > > Why is it considered OK to insult people on a mailing list, when you wouldn't > > to their face? > > > > Anne > > It's not actually considered OK, Anne, it's just human nature at work > and continuing evidence of the decline of society. People often lose > their decorum when there is no immediate need to display it, which is a > direct result of people adopting specific behavior NOT because it is > correct or acceptable, but because they are wary or in fear of the > consequences if they do not. And THAT mindset is the direct result of > society's choice to attempt to legislate morality rather than live it or > breath it, or teach it by example. That's a keeper, mind if I keep it for reference? :) Ric -- ---------------------------------------------------- My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar https://oar.dev.java.net/ Verizon Cell # 336-254-1339 ----------------------------------------------------- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
