Re: kernels and irc

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On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 10:59 -0400, Jim Perrin wrote:
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 10:35 AM, James Bunnell
<jbunnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was in the #centos-social channel and simply stated that I noticed CentOS
> 3-4 were getting a lot of updates. I also stated that the CentOS 5 was one
> kernel behind, as in RHEL it is at -53, the gentlemen then told me that I
> was wrong and it was at -21. I then asked if there was a way to get a
> progress report somehow on 5.2, and that 5.2 has already upgraded that
> kernel. The result was that I was banned for being correct. I dont
> understand this kind of support.


Actually no.  I banned you for 15 minutes because you were being
profane, pedantic about verbiage. The user trying to help you had
already complained about typos and such, and was using kernel
shorthand since the -53.1. is common to the more recent kernels being
discussed at the time. I warned you twice to stop being quite so
pedantic, kicked you twice (since you were unwilling to take the hint
the first time) and finally resorted to the ban when you began to spew
insults and profanity.  If you want support from folks who will take
verbal abuse, buy a RHEL license. Otherwise, play by the channel rules
and be nice to others (yes, for those of you who know me, I *can* say
that with a straight face most of the time).

Crying about an irc ban on the mailing list is simply a way to have
the last word. If you want it, it's yours. The ban was temporary to
allow all parties time to cool down, and I'm done with the entire
issue. Hopefully you are as well.
that being said, irc is a poor representation of centos, i have enjoyed the mailing list and have mostly lurked here. i think you overreact to simple questions that could be answered very simply with an intelligent updated answer rather that was said and this whole thing would have been avoided. you did not try to help, you simply threw warnings and said nothing.



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