Re: more make help
Melvin Smith (msmith@quix.robins.af.mil)
Sat, 15 Jun 1996 22:59:23 -0400 (EDT)
> Ms. Tischler:
> If you were to read my original post (Fri, 14 Jun 1996 15:59:05),
> you would find that I apologized for burdening the list with such a
> trivial problem, and furthermore tried to turn it into a constructive
> forum for the discussion of how to avoid such postings in the future. Does
> such resemble the thought of the user who only wants "pretty pictures and
> totally pre-digested pup where the User is NOT required to think at all."?
> Such blanket categorizations, particularly when given in the face of such
> attempted humility, might prod the "pretty picture" lovers from the "great
> unwashed massed" to categorize certain kernel developers as
> self-aggrandizing egomaniacs bent on perversely generating their
> self-esteem (atrophied by their lack of healthy human interaction- sad
> fact of life). We wouldn't want that now, would we?
> Ethan
We've all experienced it Ethan. :)
The problem is people find they can't resist replying with a clever
snippet of sarcasm. I also find it interesting that many so-called kernel
developers I see posting these newbie flames never post otherwise in
real issues.
Learn to use the delete key and stick your pride ...(well somewhere)
Melvin