Re: Bug#219582: ITP: linux -- Linux 2.4 kernel
On Sun, Nov 09, 2003 at 10:43:49PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> > 1) You said before you were concerned about my package occupiing the package
> > namespace in the archive. The fact that you don't like the name of my package
> > proves your previous argument was intentionaly bogus.
>
> The fact of the too generic package name was mentioned before within
> other arguments against your "linux" package.
How many software programs called "linux" are around?
> IIRC you prefered not to
> answer to it but refered to an URL which did not contain the answers.
I don't recall seeing this question before. So unless you provide a link to
that, you're liing.
> > 2) I use the upstream name. If you don't like it, bitch upstream.
>
> Sorry, how much did you drink to find an answer like this one? If Linus
> changes the package name (which is unlikely to happen ;)), I am sure you
> would rename your ITP to follow him.
Untill Linus changes the package name, this issue is not my problem.
> > The FTP masters will have to dig through the smoke curtain you and others
> > attempted to rise. Fortunately, there are two reasons why this shouldn't be
> > a problem:
> >
> > - The current Linux kernel maintainer welcomes my work:
> > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200311/msg00452.html
>
> You repeat this again and again and got answers from me and others to
> such an ultimate argument.
I don't recall seeing such "ultimate argument" before. So unless you provide
a link to that, you're liing again.
> But did you ask yourself why Herbert does not
> participiate this discussion to help you?
I guess Herbert has better things to do than wasting his time in this stupid
flame. Btw, "stupid flame" is your choice of words, not mine:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200311/msg00415.html
> > - Noone managed to beat the advantages I listed before:
> > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200311/msg00414.html
>
> And after removing bogus and irrelevant ones from that list, it became
> empty.
Indeed.
> Why cannot you invent something new to convince us?
As I said before I'm unwilling to understand your sarcasm.
--
Robert Millan
"[..] but the delight and pride of Aule is in the deed of making, and in the
thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he
gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new work."
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