Why is yum not liked by some? -- If I walked into a room and annoyed almost every person

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]



can this pissing contest be tkaen offlist please?


Preston Crawford wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 09:38 -0700, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> 
>>Preston Crawford <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>Of course it was. But this isn't the first time the topic
>>>of you "sporting your knowledge" has come up.
>>
>>*WHEN* did I "sport my knowledge" *1* time in this *ENTIRE*
>>thread!  God, I think the only things I mentioned were:
>>
>>1.  I always run my own, internal repositories for clients
>>
>>2.  You have to have run your own repositories to understand
>>the limits of YUM, or understand how deltas work to know they
>>don't solve the problem for clients (only mirrors)
> 
> 
> I didn't say you did, Bryan. To be honest, most of the time I ignore
> your posts, because they grate on me. I simply said this isn't the first
> time this topic has come up. Trying to point out that if multiple people
> think you're saying things in the same manner, then is EVERYONE wrong?
> That's all I was saying. That this issue has come up before.
> 
> 
>>>And it's not EVERY PERSON on this list that is wrong.
>>
>>And I have _explicitly_ said "Select People" over and over. 
>>I have explicitly said I don't care if it's "subscience" or
>>"dilberate," I want it to _stop_ from "Select People." 
>>People always assuming things are due to 1 person, even if
>>subsconsicence and not intentional, have a nasty habit of
>>becoming habit.  ;->  
> 
> 
> ?
> 
> 
>>>Something to think about, at least. If I walked into a room
>>>and annoyed almost every person in the room 
>>
>>Now _you_ are saying and asserting "annoyed almost every
>>person!"  Stop stating what you want me to have said, not
>>what I actually said!  God, are purposely trying to _drive_
>>the so-called "paranoia."
> 
> 
> See, there you go again. It's someone else's fault. You're being
> "driven" to paranoia. Here's a clue for you. You're already in paranoia-
> land, my friend. Step 1 is realizing you're there. Step 2 is walking
> away, taking a deep breath and not taking this so seriously. I was
> obviously overreaching in my example. It was an example. A ficticious
> example to point out that if there were a large number of people who
> said almost the exact same thing about me at a certain point I would
> realize it's me and that it's real. It's just common sense.
> 
> 
>>>I wouldn't think they were jerks, out to get me, I would
>>>wonder what I said or how I said what I said.
>>
>>Actually, I'm _not_ the one calling you guys "jerks" or
>>otherwise.  I said I'm just tired of what I _see_ of "select
>>people" do on-list that is _only_ directed towards me an
>>_no_one_else_!  That's the reality, what you "select people"
>>do!
> 
> 
> I never said you used the exact word "jerks". I was, once again,
> positing a hypothetical in which an individual annoys a bunch of people
> and then thinks they're the problem.
> 
> 
>>The hypocrisy is in the fact that you, among a handful of
>>others, are psycho-analyzing me, and contributing to the
>>"indirect paranoia" in the first place.  Stop and it will
> 
> 
> Yes. We're forcing you to be paranoid, Bryan. I'm one of them now? I'm
> to blame? Great.
> 
> 
>>end.  Continue and you wonder why I want to prevent people
>>from constantly attributing _everything_ to myself and myself
>>only.
> 
> 
> No. It will never end. Because eventually you will say something that
> will grate on people and they will respond and then you will say that
> we're ganging up on you and then eventually that we're making you
> paranoid and then... rinse, repeat. It will never end until you chill
> out.
> 
> 
>>I've had other, very illegal comments/deeds attributed to
>>myself on other lists because there quickly becomes the
>>default of "oh, that was Bryan Smith, he's always the
>>troublemaker and capable of anything."
> 
> 
> I have no idea what you're talking about, but once again, if it's
> happened before, I might consider that it's not a coincidence.
> 
> 
>>>Just some helpful advice.
>>
>>Bull, and you know it.  The hypocrisy of your agenda in this
>>message and the prior message has _you_ putting things in
>>more "absolutes" than anyone else!
> 
> 
> No. I am trying to be helpful. I want you see you not piss off what you
> call "the select few" on this list. And I want this list to be conducted
> in a professional manner. I am trying to be helpful
> 
> 
>>Again, re-read your comments on: 
>>- "sporting your knowledge" 
> 
> 
> That was me quoting you, Bryan.
> 
> 
>>- "If I walked into a room and annoyed almost every person in
>>the room"
> 
> 
> That was a hypothetical. Trying to illustrate how I might react if
> people reacted to me as they seemingly often react to you.
> 
> 
>>You are _purposely_ trying to feed it right there!  And I'll
>>I'm saying ... "Select people ... dudes!  Please stop!"  ;->
> 
> 
> No, I'm not purposely trying to feed it. You're looking for things to
> pick at.
> 
> 
>>After that, I'm _still_ saying _only_ select people.  And I'm
>>merely saying I'm "tired of the coincidences, even if they
>>are not deliberate and subsonscience."
>>
>>But here's the deal.  It's clear that you do not like the
>>fact that I only "temporarily" stop posting.  So I'll now
>>make it permanent for the benefit of all you "select people"
>>think it is for.
> 
> 
> I don't care if you post or don't post. All I care is that this list not
> be clogged by arguing about whether or not there is a cabal of "select
> people" trying to "make you paranoid". It's ridiculous. Can't you see
> this?
> 
> Preston
> 
> _______________________________________________
> CentOS mailing list
> CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx
> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
> .
> 

-- 
My "Foundation" verse:
Isa 54:17  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and 
every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt 
condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their 
righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

-- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape"
CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician)

Linux user #322099
Machines:
206822
256638
276825
http://counter.li.org/

[Index of Archives]     [CentOS]     [CentOS Announce]     [CentOS Development]     [CentOS ARM Devel]     [CentOS Docs]     [CentOS Virtualization]     [Carrier Grade Linux]     [Linux Media]     [Asterisk]     [DCCP]     [Netdev]     [Xorg]     [Linux USB]
  Powered by Linux