Bug#549412: freebsd-utils: fails to mount nfs: mount_nfs not found
Please can you guys take this off-list. Thanks.
2010/9/28, Alan BRASLAU <alan.braslau@cea.fr>:
> On Tuesday 28 September 2010 10:54:26 Cyril Brulebois wrote:
>> Alan BRASLAU <alan.braslau@cea.fr> (28/09/2010):
>> > I find your use of the word "complaining" disrespectful. A bug
>> > report serves to give feedback, and being polite should be answered
>> > politely.
>>
>> Insisting on a particular severity regardless of the maintainer's
>> opinion is disrespectful. (Oh wait, the maintainers are even porters,
>> so maybe they can figure out which severity is appropriate?)
>>
>> > NFS is a core functionality in many ways. It is therefore legitimate
>> > that this bug be reported.
>>
>> That doesn't mean people can annoy maintainers until the feature is
>> implemented.
>>
>
> So sensitive!
>
> All one asks for is politeness. The use of "complaining", "annoying",
> etc. shows no respect for the community. Do developers really
> want to be isolated, or are they indeed interested in getting
> feedback from users/testers?
>
> A bug report reflects needs. Maintainers can politely give information
> on meeting these needs (or on the inappropriateness/marginality of
> these particular needs).
>
> The problem with the current issue is that the maintainers/promoters
> of kfreebsd ask about fitness for release and would somehow like
> for this kernel to be adopted by part of the community.
> Functionality so basic (and so long-standing) as NFS should be included.
>
> I suppose that the porting is not so trivial, otherwise it would
> already be included. But much contradictory information
> on this question can be found on the web, including messages
> from maintainers claiming that it is there!
> The purpose of the bug report is to clarify the situation,
> not to provoke over-sensitive reactions on the part of developers.
> Tit-for-tat responses are indeed unproductive and demotivating.
> Such reactions show annoyance, and annoyance reveals unease.
>
> Alan
>
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