"You are clearly not skilled enough to even compile code..."

merlyn on 2005-12-17T00:23:27

From a recent email to the misc@openbsd.org mailing list:

Oh give it up. You are clearly not skilled enough to even compile code, let alone provide consulting services.

said Theo de Raadt to me, regarding a problem I was having with the OpenBSD FAQ on upgrading from 3.7 to 3.8. I guess it had to happen sooner or later.

Good thing he told me. I can quit my job, and go into retirement!

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Wow

rjray on 2005-12-17T00:56:18

I thought the core Linux people could be harsh. Interesting that OpenBSD has such a flush user-base that they need not worry about how they handle people's questions.

Re:Wow

Ovid on 2005-12-17T01:23:30

It's not that the OpenBSD folk are obnoxious, per se. It's that Theo has a reputation for being abrasive.

Reading that one line...

sigzero on 2005-12-17T02:32:23

It sounds like he was being sarcastic to me. Obviously he knows you can do both.

Re:Reading that one line...

sigzero on 2005-12-17T02:39:08

Nevermind. I read the thread. I must say he is abrasive.

We Don't Need Users!

chromatic on 2005-12-17T02:48:05

What, they're writing OpenBSD in Lisp now? (See Why Lisp Still Hasn't Won.)

the followup quote

markjugg on 2005-12-17T15:34:18

I loved the follow up quote by another list member:

"Everytime Theo speaks, I have some new quote materal."

Theo

vek on 2005-12-18T09:35:51

Ouch. That was brutal. Theo de Raadt, complete prick or misunderstood genius?

You decide.

Re:Theo

link on 2005-12-18T15:17:31

Maybe he is a bit of both, complete genius or misunderstood prick?

Re:Theo

n1vux on 2005-12-19T14:34:54

Not only that, but a top-poster too.