Re: Disgusted with kbuild developers

Eric S. Raymond
2002-02-15T22:47:53Z

Dave Jones <davej@suse.de>:
> The point being made is that you constantly refuse to listen.
> You ask for an opinion, and when something comes back that isn't
> what you expect, you run off and write something completely
> different just to appease some fabled Aunt Tilley, then come
> back and say "Ok, how about now?".

I honestly don't undestand how this myth got started, Dave.

>From my point of view, I have been busting my ass trying to *extract*
requirements from Linus and other people with a stake. What guidance
I get is vague and contradictory. My proposals to address it get ignored.
Everything I do right gets written off and teensy side issues get
inflated into monsters.

It's utterly maddening to hear people accuse me of not listening when
I spend so damn much effort trying to do what they want for so little
reward...
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Eric S. Raymond