Re: gnome 2.4 installs????

From: Jeffrey J. Kosowsky (kosowsky_at_consult.pretender)
Date: 11/05/03 

Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 22:39:37 GMT

I'm not usually a big defender of Peter's tone and harsh style, but
this is one case where I think he was being *too* nice to you.

Where do you get off on your tirade?

- What god-given right do you have to getting immediate rpms of gnome?

- How much are you paying those volunteer developers for them to bend
  over backwards and make rpms for you particular distribution?

- Since when do you dictate the timing of new distro releases? Many
  distros like RedHat release updates on a regular schedule of a
  couple of times a year. Between releases they typically and purposely
  only release bugfixes rather than software package upgrades.

- Why do you think you need immediate access to the latest releases?
  If you are unsatisfied with the speed in which new software is
  included in your distro then either switch distros or perhaps pay
  someone for individual support. Do you expect other people to do
  your work for free?

- What makes you so special that you can ask others to do the work
  that you should be able to do yourself? If you are unwilling to do
  your own compiles then maybe you should just stick with standard
  distributions and not try to put together your own custom mixtures.

- And most obviously, if Peter is right, then why don't you at least
  examine the website and press the download button before mouthing
  off about how the whole rest of the world should drop what they are
  doing and compile a distribution-specific version for you.

- If you choose to blame Linux for this, why don't you just go back to
  Windoze. At least on Windoze there is no access to source and
  therefore no issues about compilations -- you just wait for
  Micro$oft to sell you the next bugfix (oops I mean upgrade). Why do
  you think you are all doing us a favor by using Linux?

Take this as an analogy. I heard that Michelin just came out with an
new tire technology. Should I go call my Ford dealer and demand that
he deliver me a new car with those tires for free?

Again, Peter, why were you so kind to this arrogant freeloader?

  

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