Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [: Client Server NEWS FLASH: Linus Savages Red Hat 7.0] | Date | Fri, 15 Dec 2000 23:37:03 -0800 | From | Stephen Williams <> |
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steve@icarus.com said: > As a producer of free software myself (Icarus Verilog) I've come to > the conclusion that the mass media is perfectly capable of turning > away the idiots that you don't really want as customers anyhow:-)
Actually, I didn't intend that to go out to a public forum, as I am to a (very) small degree a public figure myself (I pressed the wrong button) but I stand by my statement. If a person is so easily swayed by such trivial propaganda then there is a pretty good chance that this same person is better inflicted on Cadence or Synopsys (or whomever is the big company in your field) who has people trained and willing to deal with this level of support.
For my work, I've been blessed with conscientious feedback, and I've run with it. The only compensation I get for my efforts is a PR database loaded with bug reports; but somehow a detailed and well thought out bug report is so much more satisfying then a hollow pat on the back. -- Steve Williams "The woods are lovely, dark and deep. steve@icarus.com But I have promises to keep, steve@picturel.com and lines to code before I sleep, http://www.picturel.com And lines to code before I sleep."
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