From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <13426df10905220951l6ecd3e31t9996dbdb6e7eb3fe@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 23:09:56 +0200 Message-ID: <5d375e920905221409p5ded79a3ve5719492a61c5a71@mail.gmail.com> From: Uriel To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] sources down? Topicbox-Message-UUID: fcbd2624-ead4-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Rudolf Sykora wrote: >>> (why does this happen SO OFTEN?) >> >> warning: complaining about something you get for free is >> counter-productive. Unless, of course, you are also offering to help >> in some way. >> >> ron > > well, maybe. Maybe not. > > In order I be of any help I need to know why the hell this happens, > first. I know next to nothing about how the whole system of sources > works, still I can help if I know how. But I do not remember anybody > saying: 'hey guys, we have this and this problem that causes the > sources are down every now and then.' Yet we see it happening. Don't try to apply logic to this, it doesn't work. Anyone that dears question how things are done should be treated with contempt, and if you are not hired by some big organization to work on Plan 9 then your opinion is worth nothing. > You may think it's a question of money (you mentioned it is for free). > It's not. There are many projects out, totally for free, but reliable. > When I do something it must be reliable, or it's worth criticizing. Except that Plan 9 clearly wants no users and no developers, so reliability is to be avoided, or it might attract some interest from people that might help, and that would be bad. Peace uriel