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From: Matti Nykyri <matti.nykyri@×××.fi>
To: "gentoo-user@l.g.o" <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Debian just voted in systemd for default init system in jessie
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:58:03
Message-Id: 67F46EB2-2C55-414E-9BA1-806E04592268@iki.fi
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Debian just voted in systemd for default init system in jessie by Alan McKinnon
1 On Mar 22, 2014, at 12:34, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote:
2
3 > On 22/03/2014 01:46, Tom Wijsman wrote:
4 >> On Sat, 22 Mar 2014 00:34:55 +0200
5 >> Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote:
6 >>
7 >>> 2. A discussion forum. For these you do munge Reply-To: to be the list
8 >>> so all discussion happens on-list and is visible to all
9 >>>
10 >>> gentoo-user has always been the latter and all discussion always takes
11 >>> place on-list. If some doc somewhere says otherwise, change the doc to
12 >>> reflect reality.
13 >>
14 >> http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/lists.xml mentions it is about support
15 >> too, and people that are here to be supported don't necessarily want to
16 >> follow the discussion that comes along as well; thus unsubscribe
17 >> before an answer or not subscribe at all in the first place, they then
18 >> instead rely on receiving a mail regardless of that.
19 >>
20 >> CC-ing ensures that the minutes spent on the answer make it reach the
21 >> person; relying on that they are (still) subscribed, I can waste time.
22 >>
23 >> See the most recent mail I sent before this for details.
24 >>
25 >
26 >
27 > I disagree.
28 >
29 > Your default position on things seems to be to favour the theoretical
30 > position over the reality. I'm the opposite, being a sysadmin and not a
31 > developer I'm a realist and not a theoretician. I work with the way
32 > things are and really only look at the theory when stuff is proven broken.
33 >
34 > What is currently happening is you are sending mails directly addressed
35 > to me so they do not get filtered and end up cluttering my already full
36 > inbox. You are breaking my filters.
37 >
38 > I do not want to receive list mail from you addressed directly to me, I
39 > want it addressed to the list.
40 >
41 > I do want you to fix your mailer so that you stop inconveniencing me.
42 > And I would *really* prefer not to have to tweak my filters to
43 > accommodate you. I'd rather you do that heavy lifting (on account of you
44 > causing it).
45 >
46 > Do you see what I'm getting at?
47
48 I agree. I think it is arrogant to disturb lots of people that have done nothing to deserve it. People should be let to choose them self what they wanna do with their lives. If they wish to disengage some conversation, let them. Don't send them spam. The ones who wish to participate will stay on the list and the ones seeking for an answer can browse the archives.
49
50 Please respect other people.
51
52 --
53 -Matti

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