Date: Sat, 3 Jun 1995 21:25:08 -0400
From: dj (DJ Delorie)
To: terra AT diku DOT dk
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: Re: fork()/join()


> >  Wow.  The first actual down-right rude reply I have ever seen on the
> >DJGPP mailing-list/newsgroup.  Since when is ignorance and/or
> >incompetence met with this level of hostility?
> 
> Hmm.  I do that occasionally when somebody gets the idea that they
> are in a position to start demanding that things get done, and get
> done now.
> 
> When it coincides with people whom I have never seen contribute I
> get mad.  I assume that (e.g.) DJ also gets mad, but he's much
> more polite.  Since he's low on sleep try pressing the issue.

While I agree in principle, I find it much easier to just delete the
mail than to worry about it.  I wrote djgpp for personal reasons, and
I continue to work on it for personal reasons, unless someone makes an
agreement with me to exchange something (usually money) for some djgpp
feature.  I answer questions that I think won't get answered otherwise
(plenty of readers answer questions for me; that counts as a
contribution and I'm thankful) and help people in technical
discussions.  If someone requests something, I think about it for a
moment, consider the feasibility, and then either do it, save it for
later, or don't do it.

Not getting emotional about mail certainly goes a long way towards
making my life easier.  When it does start to get to me, I recall this
quote I once saw:

	"Calm down, it's only ones and zeros!"

DJ