What is this forum for?

[Ion-Mihai Tetcu]

On Sat, 30 May 2009 22:09:04 +0200 (CEST)
Wojciech Puchar <wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote:

 [ .. ]

> > dealing with humans) is a very unfair tactic in trying to justify
> > any view.
> > What you want to look for is a solution that causes the least
> > problems, and respecting the list rules does that.
> 
> Where are this rules defined?

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/mailing-list-faq/etiquette.html
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-questions/

> best with moderation BUT EVEN WITHOUT, but with clearly defined rules
> on webpage it could be efficient.

Let's make a test case: please compare your emails with the rules and
suggestions in above two articles.

We spend a few hours per day *working* on improving FreeBSD, doing also
moderating is just to much.
Besides, we expect people to behave intelligently and politely. Life
keeps contradicting us it seems :-[

> the more clear - the more efficient. possibly some most-common
> examples to make it even clearer.
> 
> >  It won't fix all problems, but it does
> > keep the noise level on our lists to a minimum, and maximizes the
> > amount of help that can be passed on our lists.
> 
> Help at all or help about FreeBSD. if at all - then let it be about 
> everything.
> 
> >> Another question - some of you said that "outdated" hardware is
> >> welcome too as gifts for FreeBSD team.
> >>
> >> I actually have lots of them, and NON-typical things, that would be
> >> useful. I prepared a list, and can make photos.
> >>
> >> I already sent a mail to one developer but got no response. Maybe
> >> he is just busy or absent, anyway what's the best address for this.

Please contact donations@

> just got this after a day:
> 
> ---
> Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 23:47:08 +0400
> From: Boris Samorodov <bsam at ipt.ru>
> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
> Subject: Re: sponsoring
> 
> On Fri, 29 May 2009 22:27:43 +0200 (CEST) Wojciech Puchar wrote:
> 
> > you said that "outdated hardware" are very welcome.
> 
> No, I had never said it. Please, stop spamming me.
> 
> 
> ---
> 
> 
> OK so fuck off Boris, but we were talking some time ago about dumping 
> potential sponsors ;)

Watch you language please.

> anyone want to see my mail(s) it was a reply to?

No. Really not. Given the way you behaved in this thread you're one
step away from my killfile.

Maybe you should take a few days and think if all the people
disagreeing here with you are wrong.

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