Anonymous (no@thanks.com) on 2/1/09 wrote:
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>While I am not the Anon in question - a few things to consider.
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>1 - both the anon you refer to, AND Linus, made some rather childish, foolish, and unrequired comments.

Suck it up, princess.

>2 - Linus, like most people who actually get out there and DO things, gets things
>wrong with some regularity - he also has a history of taking some time to change
>his mind, and throwing a bit of bile during that time. He does eventually bat with a pretty good average.

The way to change someone's mind is by addressing the technical points of the argument. Nobody addressed any of my questions, and this utterly content free post of yours doesn't help either.

>3 - I think the jury is well and truly still out on this one - both parties have
>avoided some of the scenarios / questions posed by the other, both have made some
>good points, both have raise some strawmen..

Oh well if you think the jury is still out, then I'll reconsider my position. Yes, no need to come up with any real arguments if you say the jury is still out.

>4 - Linus doesnt need you to cover his back or lick his arse, he is quite capable of standing his own ground.

Linus said he wasn't posting any more, and I disagree with the first anon, so I'll quite happily post real technical questions (that have still yet to be answered after several days) to challenge the xattr proponents. Thanks anyway for the insults and trying to dissuade me posting on this open forum. So ironic.

>5 - Why does anon have to PROVE that xattrs are so good? because Linus doesnt like
>them?

Hello, McFly? Have you even read one or two posts in this thread??

You want to introduce significant changes to make wide-spread use of a new concept, which has significant disadvantages, and where existing alternatives apparently exist without any real downside? Then yes, the burden is on you to explain why all this effort should be gone to.

It's easy. If they are so good as those people claim, just answer the simple questions I've been posting. Should be trivial to answer if xattrs are so clearly better.

>I would personally feel that your post is worse than either of the two others -
>they are both debating with some vigour their opinion on an issue in a public forum.
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>You simple seem to want to disallow debate.

I personally feel that you're a crybaby who is out of your depth, and I find the tone you have taken to be quite astonishing, given what it contributes to the thread. I shouldn't have even responded. I apologize to other readers. I won't respond to any further technical content-free posts.