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with users like these, who needs enemies?

jhi on 2003-01-02T03:24:45

For your enlightenment, I offer a recent email thread about a user having problems with Time::HiRes. (The thread is in mbox format.)

Works for me :-)

ajtaylor on 2003-01-02T03:39:07

I just installed version 1.39 via the CPAN shell without any errors. Oh, and my date is definitely correct. ;-)
[root@montreal perl]# date
Wed Jan 1 22:37:57 EST 2003

Hee hee

petdance on 2003-01-02T03:39:22

My favorite part:
Ok it is clear that this guy is unwilling to fix any problems with his module I would ask that this module be removed from CPAN or that this module be taken over by some one else.
Jarkko, a/k/a "this guy", like you're some putz who just puts some random modules out on the net.

Re:Hee hee

brian_d_foy on 2003-01-02T08:25:41

If he wants the module removed from CPAN, he can write to modules@perl.org, where Jarkko can then put on his CPAN hat.

Or, if he wants it removed from the 5.8.x standard library, he can write to perl5porters, where Jarkko can put on his Pumpking hat.

Or...

Re:Hee hee

petdance on 2003-01-02T14:11:55

Except that Jarkko is merely a pumpking emeritus.

Re:Hee hee

hfb on 2003-01-02T15:46:40

Not for 5.8.x he's not...he's the maint pumpking for the 5.8.x track :) Besides, according to this guy 5.8 is "buggy as hell" so I doubt he'll be going that route :)

net.k00k

krellis on 2003-01-02T04:34:23

Jamie is a well-known net.k00k. I've dealt with him on far too many occasions in the past at our abuse desk. I'd be relatively confident in saying the actual problem is probably his real-time-clock (well, the problem other than himself...) - even manually syncing your time won't help with a broken real-time-clock. Not that he'd believe you if you told him that, just like he didn't believe that 10.0.1.128 is an unroutable IP address.

Re:net.k00k

jhi on 2003-01-02T04:42:08

Ahhh, thank you. Now I don't feel so singled out.

Dude ...

autarch on 2003-01-02T05:29:22

Your module is so broken. Why don't you FIX it? Huh? You calling me a liar? Want a net.fight? I'll give you a big ol' net.ass-kickin'! Hey, CPAN, remove everything this guy worked on! He's a big doofus!

Seriously, Jarkko, your patience is impressive. I would've told him to go fuck himself after the second email, at the very latest ;)

Re:Dude ...

jhi on 2003-01-02T05:43:41

Oops, I just noticed that my very first reply to him was missing from the message chain. (Not that it matters that much since he quotes most of it in his reply.) But I now added it to the mbox file.

Re:Dude ...

ask on 2003-01-02T22:31:46

> Seriously, Jarkko, your patience is impressive.
> I would've told him to go fuck himself after the
> second email, at the very latest ;)

I get the cpan@ mail too and I was *so* close to doing just that. :-) He so didn't deserve Jarkkos patience.

    - ask

Re:Dude ...

Purdy on 2003-01-06T20:20:32

There's something about Perl where those that are wise sages don't wear any pretenses. I love that about the Perl culture (and I'm saying that as one who frequently appeals to the wise sages for advice). I caught the tail-end of the made-for-TV movie about Enron last night and they quoted Abraham Lincoln, which fits here nicely, I believe:
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

Jason