From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: mjt@nysv.org Markus =?unknown-8bit?q?T=F6rnqvist?= Subject: Re: a hosed reiserfs Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 10:54:57 +0300 Message-ID: <20040707075457.GK4990@nysv.org> References: <3DF9165145FACB4C96977FF650C1E9040C46A168@its-mail1.its.corp.gwl.com> <20040707055420.GI4990@nysv.org> <40EBA176.3030202@namesys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <40EBA176.3030202@namesys.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Hans Reiser Cc: "Burnes, James" , redeeman@metanurb.dk, Reiserfs Mailinglist On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 12:08:38AM -0700, Hans Reiser wrote: > >Unfortunately the state department won't let my team into the US, and >this particular (SBIR) darpa grant requires the work be done in the US. What does SBIR stand for, btw? That state department thing just plain sucks, damnit. >Also, it starts slowly requiring my personal time heavily, pays not a >lot to me, and then, what I just found out, after 5 months of doing the >exploratory work, you have a 2/3 chance of not getting funded to do the >serious funding phase of the work. The exploratory work does not include actual code yet? So this means in essence that the viewport security is penalty-boxed? (or what do you call it, delayed for the time being?) >I will never apply for an SBIR again I think. I cannot afford to waste >5 months of design work and then not get funded, these grants are for >students and new professors. But at least the viewport security design exists and it's a damn good idea, so I hope it will somehow get in at some point... >Oh, and the EU doesn't care much to fund non-europeans. Have you tried other nations around? Although few have as much money as the United States. >It all involves so much more than just doing good work and getting >paid.... whine whine.;-) This whine is completely justified in my book ;) -- mjt