From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1H2Nfs-0003d9-MC for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:10:09 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with SMTP id l0488J3g007872; Thu, 4 Jan 2007 08:08:19 GMT Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l0488Jl9005626 for ; Thu, 4 Jan 2007 08:08:19 GMT Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1H2Ne1-0002zD-6P for gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:08:13 +0100 Received: from ip68-231-13-122.ph.ph.cox.net ([68.231.13.122]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:08:13 +0100 Received: from 1i5t5.duncan by ip68-231-13-122.ph.ph.cox.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:08:13 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org From: Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net> Subject: [gentoo-amd64] OT, Ciaran sig quote, reference? Was: firefox 2 on amd64 Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 08:08:05 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <459BACE3.1000107@ercbroadband.org> <200701030730.09830.bss03@volumehost.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: ip68-231-13-122.ph.ph.cox.net User-Agent: pan 0.120 (Plate of Shrimp) Sender: news X-Archives-Salt: a9842556-723e-41ac-a05a-15b7caf6476c X-Archives-Hash: 24d3da69910d5597f2215420b68c7ff4 "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." posted 200701030730.09830.bss03@volumehost.net, excerpted below, on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:30:02 -0600: > -- > "If there's one thing we've established over the years, > it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest > clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." > -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh This seems to be a popular quote around the Gentoo lists. I'd like to know the context. I tried Googling it but only came up with several sig hits, none of which included a reference. Would you happen to have a reference to the original, or be able to point me to where I might find it. (I haven't yet tried asking Ciaranm directly, tho the thought has occurred to me.) Of course, I'd also be interested in why you chose the quote. Is it a quote in agreement, or disagreement, and why do you think that? However, seeing the quote in its original context might help with that. (I had a further paragraph of discussion but decided this list, let alone the thread, wasn't the place for it.) Feel free to mail disregard the list replies preferred and mail me privately if you wish a more detailed response that is appropriate for the list. (I don't believe a simple reference and perhaps a paragraph or two reply would be inappropriate, but that's me...) -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman -- gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list