[45844] in Cypherpunks
Re: CFS and Linux (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Perry E. Metzger)
Sat Dec 23 11:55:10 1995
To: Jim Choate <ravage@einstein.ssz.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 23 Dec 1995 10:33:29 CST."
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Reply-To: perry@piermont.com
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 1995 11:40:43 -0500
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Jim Choate writes:
>
> > First of all, this is Matt Blaze's pet project, not a product of
> > AT&T. It is given away for free and you should be happy to get it at
> > all -- no one is obligated to give you a gift. Have you mailed him a
> > Linux machine to do his testing on? Why do you assume he even has one?
> > As it happens, he doesn't, and probably doesn't want to go through the
> > hassle of paying for a computer and putting Linux on it.
> >
> > Be happy he's given you anything at all.
>
> If you are going to do it, do it right the first time.
>
> Second, I really doubt Blaze has a problem obtaining access to computing
> power and a $25 CD should be within his budget.
Setting up and doing work on a new operating system is *WORK*. It
takes time. It takes space in your lab or office. Maybe he just
doesn't feel like spending that time, effort, and lab budget. Why
should he? CFS is a GIFT. It isn't a product. Maybe if you paid
someone to maintain a Linux version you would have one, but you aren't
paying a penny. Quit looking a gift horse in the mouth.
.pm
