Why I Left OpenBSD

http://www.trollaxor.com/2010/06/why-i-left-openbsd.html

by rohshall • 13 years ago

29 15 13 years ago

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marshray• 13 years ago

Speaking of RC4 and biased random number generators ...

kryten2• 13 years ago

Whilst Theo is an asshat to people, he's usually right. I've been on the end of it and took it as education.

In fact, I wish more people would take the attitude of derision as there are too many people who make excuses for people who are ignorant. Without criticism, you cannot improve yourself and you are encouraging ignorance.

Some background: I used OpenBSD for about 3 years as a desktop OS over a decade ago as it was the only thing that worked properly on my old Sun Sparcstation 5. I was very satisfied but out of apathy and discovering valgrind, rather than Theo's attitude, I ended up on Debian/x86. I miss the attitude.

Edit: yes I know this is a joke, but it is a common criticism so I feel like defending it :)

keithpeter• 13 years ago

Feedback is useful, but there are ways of maximising the usefulness. I get the impression that some of this 'attitude' found in Free/Open source projects could simply be crushing workload?

Edit: it appears the OA is a joke?

kryten2• 13 years ago

It is a joke but the context is actually very valid and is a criticism that is widely echoed everywhere regarding OpenBSD.

It deserves a strong defense whether or not it is a joke :)

tater• 13 years ago

Obligatory comment to remind people this is satire.

1337p337• 13 years ago

Which seems to get missed, despite the name "Trollaxor" and the "hacked his router" comment in the article. Glad someone pointed this out.

derleth• 13 years ago

the name "Trollaxor"

Given the kinds of names people take when they expect to be taken seriously, how much of a clue can this one really be?

ars• 13 years ago

Trollaxor is hardly enough to let someone know this is satire, nor is hacked the router since all he did was remap the keyboard (of the router??) which seems like a prank.

i.e. there isn't in the slightest enough info in this for someone to know it's satire.

justincormack• 13 years ago

Donnie Berkholtz did a great talk on "Assholes are ruining your project", with data from Gentoo video: http://redmonk.com/tv/2012/04/06/assholes-are-ruining-your-p... slides: http://www.slideshare.net/dberkholz/assholes-are-ruining-you...

kotnik• 13 years ago

"Jonestown-like atmosphere of OpenBSD."

Wow.

zaius• 13 years ago

Posted June 3, 2010. Though that's not to suggest that I think things have changed since then.

mykhal• 13 years ago

if you have accidentally read http://b.trollaxor.com/2011/09/dont-use-openbsd-if-you-dont-..., which is already unavailable, you know that trollaxor is probably sick.

dschiptsov• 13 years ago

..can't help it due to something like Asperger syndrome. This fucko using words meaning of which he does not understand.

"Some researchers and people with Asperger's have advocated a shift in attitudes toward the view that it is a difference, rather than a disability that must be treated or cured". -- Wikipedia.

Yeah, Buddha and Einstein, very probably, were our folks.

About guys like Theo or Linus, well, leaders with NPDs and devotion are usually better than leaders with just devotion.)

tls• 13 years ago

looks like thomas jennings is hard at work.

*oh and any idiot that chooses to resurrect a 3 year old post obviously has other alternatives then just discrediting someone

mahmud• 13 years ago

Folks, this is trollaxor; a funny, colorful troll from Slashdot. It's exquisite satire, but not for polite company. YHBT.

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