From what I can tell the current mentality is:
We don't need to accept feature requests or patches to get donors, we could just get more users and sell CDs
"oh Look here's a poor idiot in the Mailing list that didn't become a UNIX expert before asking a question, let's flame the shit out of him."
Alright Let's collect some money. Wanna know why? fuck you it! It just needs to be this way. Wanna help or suggest a solution? fuck you unless it's a check.
I'm sure they have their reasons and they've already carefully thought through all of the most common suggestions. The project's been around for awhile.
That's probably true, a simple, polite answer or even a no comment would be far less abrasive. Here's his answer to 'maybe we should evaluate the scope of the project and see if we still need to support VAX':
>Now, If you don't realize this is the reason we try to run on the
older platforms, I am sorry but you have really not tried to stay in
the loop of what makes OpenBSD a vibrant ecosystem. If you aren't in
the loop regarding this, then your mail comes off pretty darn preachy.
>I really love how we keep getting advice.
>Anyone want to suggest we hold a bake sale?
A simple no answer would do. Or maybe just the actual reason he runs the VAX.
"oh Look here's a poor idiot in the Mailing list that didn't become a UNIX expert before asking a question, let's flame the shit out of him."
Alright Let's collect some money. Wanna know why? fuck you it! It just needs to be this way. Wanna help or suggest a solution? fuck you unless it's a check.
How is this system not working?