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Re: Debianized ndiswrapper-source is better on SourceForge



On Tue, 2005-01-11 at 05:05 +1100, Sam Watkins wrote:
> Even if the d-d for ndiswrapper has done something wrong or not, even if
> the upstream package is better (I don't know the facts, and I'm not
> personally interested), it is NOT necessary to be rude and go on the
> offensive like this.  Please simply state your case, using calm language
> and unadorned facts (as you see them) and let people discuss the
> technical issues without all the "You've F'd it up beyond all
> recognition", "horribly broken" etc.  Believe it or not, some people get
> upset at this sort of stuff, even when it's not directed at them.
> 
> Several people - not just me - have complained about unnecessary
> flamage, rudeness, bad language, personal abuse, etc. on the Debian
> lists and the IRC channel in recent months.  Let's cut it out and
> remember that we're talking in public, on an archived list, we're
> supposed to be representing Debian here.  This kind of talk does not
> give Debian a good name.
> 
To heck with representing debian, we each represent ourselves, and we
are out there _FOREVER_. There's some 20 year old stuff I would love to
obliterate. (It still can be found if you're good, but I'm not
telling :)



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