Re: cdrtools cdrecord/cdrecord.c
Geoffrey <esoteric@3times25.net> wrote:
> > I am not against Linux, I am however against stupidity and evilness.
>
> But your comments regarding Linux kernel developers would appear to
> indicate that you are against Linux. Personal opinion, nothing more.
This is not true!
I am not against Linux, however I don't like the way the Linux kernel developers
personally attack people who tell them where they make mistakes.
Let me make an example: if you take Linus Torvalds statements on Linux kernel
include files for serious, then it is _forbidden_ to test kernel interfaces.
Also it is a matter of facts that the Linux kernel people constantly insert new
snares against CD/DVD recording.
Once the Linux kernel folks start cooperating
> > If I see problems I name them and I do it in a direct way that just describes
> > the problem. This is independent from the OS. If you don't see when I am
> > atracking Solaris then you obviously close your eyes depending on where to look.
>
> Not at all, I have taken a look at Open Solaris, it apparently is not
> Solaris. Linux works mighty fine for me, thus I can't justify the cost
> for a real copy of Solaris or the required hardware.
This looks uninformed and I am not sure whether I should belive that you know
what OpenSolaris is.
Solaris is free!
> I really don't see a resistance to accepting bug reports. Differences
Maybe the problem is that Debian accepts bug reports for things that are not
broken (at least not inside cdrecord).
> in what one perceives to be a bug are a different issue. For example, I
> can see why Debian folks would add contact information to cdrecord if
> they have made modifications to it. I can also see why Debian would
> remove references to cdrecord-Prodvd, although I don't necessarily agree
> with those objections. Neither is truly a bug, but a preference.
Again:
- Linux kernel folks modify interfaces without notifying the users
even though there are less than 5 Authors who write software that
uses the related interfaces.
- Most Debian patches _cause_ problems instead of fixing them.
- Debian people do not cooperate by not talking to the Authors of the
software.
> I'm primarily a SuSE user...
Suse agreed some time ago to publish the version of cdrecord that is
similarily broken as the Debian one under a different name and to publish a
mainly unmodified version under the name cdrecord.
Jörg
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