From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <5d375e920705102248k42a46917p410d84fd4448df01@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 07:48:26 +0200 From: Uriel To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] Is IBM ThinkPad R60e notebook compatible with Plan9? In-Reply-To: <162db8beda5562facf38b1fee618e5cf@oarsank.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <5d375e920705102213l15d9289ehabdbf524003e3b90@mail.gmail.com> <162db8beda5562facf38b1fee618e5cf@oarsank.ca> Topicbox-Message-UUID: 644650d4-ead2-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On 5/11/07, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > > This could be simply be avoided if one was able to point to wherever > > they can find the latest code and they can figure out whatever it > > works or whatever they can fix it or not on their own. > > No it doesn't. Me putting up my development code won't do anyone any > good, This is patently false as I explained in my email, making the code available answers most questions by itself and shifts the burden to whoever is interested in the code to deal with it on their own. > and will proactively slow me down because I have answer > questions about 'why doesn't this compile? what the f*** are you > doing here? where is this function you call (that I haven't written > yet)?' etc. Even ignoring those questions takes time. Has this ever really been a problem or it is pure speculation? And to be honest, if you want to dump your code in a random sources/contrib dir without providing any contact email address I would still be quite happy with that. > But it would be useful to be able to hoist a flag saying 'I am > working on all things related to IMAP right now, so if you're planning > to bugger around with that code, please drop me a note so we can let > each other know where we're stepping on each other.' First you ask not to be bothered by anyone, and now you want people to email you so you can "let each other know where we're stepping on each other.'" I'm sorry, but I just don't get it. Plan 9 is the only "open source" project where this kind of ridiculous practices exist. Why on earth Plan 9 has to be different and drive everyone around crazy is beyond me. uriel