Quote of the week
Quote of the week
Posted Jun 29, 2004 19:13 UTC (Tue) by Ross (guest, #4065)In reply to: Quote of the week by wawjohn
Parent article: Quote of the week
But it is arrogance; there is no question. Let me put it this way: Is there
any conceivable way he could really know that no kernel developer knows as
much about releasing stable products as he? No. Ok, so how about a
pragmatic, rather than literal reading: Dos history support his claim? No.
Now how about the supporting evidence: I happen to know, albeit second-hand,
that he was not very widely respected at his former employer, so I dismiss
his data point because:
1) it is coming from a potentially biased source
2) it conflicts with other second hand information
(which could have also been biased but the party was not discussing
Linux or reiserfs stability)
As for Reiser's tendency to be plain-spoken I do not disagree. As for the
example where he offered a considered answer to you question I have nothing
to say. I'm sure you are correct as you were there and I was not. I do
not, however, see how that shows that his other statements should be
considered accurate despite signs to the contrary.