[Info-vax] New CEO of VMS Software

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

On Mon, 8 Jan 2024 12:18:01 -0000 (UTC), Dan Cross wrote:

> In article <ung50a$1eqq3$3 at dont-email.me>,
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro  <ldo at nz.invalid> wrote:
>>On Mon, 8 Jan 2024 02:43:43 -0000 (UTC), Dan Cross wrote:
>>
>>> Nah.  You wouldn't understand it.
>>
>>There is a well-known saying among those of us who work in advanced
>>technical fields, that if you cannot explain something, that is a good
>>sign you don't understand it yourself.
> 
> The irony is deafening.
> 
> Usually, when you make a technical suggestion, the onus is on you to
> support it.  "I'd do it in a compatibility layer" is not supporting your
> idea; it's handwaving away all the details.

If you wanted more detail, you just had to ask. Like, you know, where 
exactly in /sys to find particular info in Linux. I am not in the habit of 
handwaving things away.

> I think we're done here. *Plonk*

When I killfile someone, I don’t feel the need to tell them first. I let 
them figure it out.