huub <v.niekerk@hccnet.nl> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, there is. Throw away all your cheap hardware. Go to
>> http://www.openbsd.org/i386.html and buy new hardware. nVidia is evil,
>> just like ATI. Do you think I've written this hardware for fun you
>> idiot? You deserve a good kick in the butt.
>>
>
> Actually it is a brandnew Asus K8N. Nothing cheap about that. Inserted a
> RTL NIC and it's working. Thanks for responding (and I don't consider
> myself an idiot).

You *are* aware it's a troll right? The *real* Theo is the founder of
the OpenBSD project, and though he can be nasty at times, he does make a
little more sense than this guy.

Joachim

>
> You *are* aware it's a troll right? The *real* Theo is the founder of
> the OpenBSD project, and though he can be nasty at times, he does make a
> little more sense than this guy.
>
> Joachim

Being a newbie to OpenBSD, how do I know the difference?

huub <v.niekerk@hccnet.nl> wrote:
>>
>> You *are* aware it's a troll right? The *real* Theo is the founder of
>> the OpenBSD project, and though he can be nasty at times, he does make a
>> little more sense than this guy.
>>
>> Joachim
>
> Being a newbie to OpenBSD, how do I know the difference?

The real one does not post in this newsgroup (at least, I've never seen
him do it), and I doubt he ever posted anything from
arrogant@openbsd.org. ;-)

Also, while nasty, the nastiness is usually aimed at people who did
something to deserve it. Not necessarily enough to make the average
developer that angry (or even to get more than a 'oh we saw this
question 8273212 times already, go read the archives/FAQ/man page' or
'go fix it yourself' from the misc@openbsd.org regulars), but Theo
doesn't flame people just because he feels like it.

This particular troll just didn't like Theo, it seems.

Joachim

On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 13:33:41 +0000, jKILLSPAM.schipper wrote:

>> Being a newbie to OpenBSD, how do I know the difference?
>
> The real one does not post in this newsgroup (at least, I've never seen
> him do it), and I doubt he ever posted anything from
> arrogant@openbsd.org. ;-)

If you really want him to flame you, use his real email address - it comes
up when you boot OpenBSD.

> This particular troll just didn't like Theo, it seems.

It's pretty ambivalent about him. Wants to smear him, but also wants to
be like Theo and is frustrated at not being like him. Probably the troll
writes DOS batch programs to feel powerful.

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Mark South <mark.south@null.invalid> wrote:
> It's pretty ambivalent about him. Wants to smear him, but
> also wants to be like Theo and is frustrated at not being like
> him. Probably the troll writes DOS batch programs to feel
> powerful.

"It puts the REM statements in the AUTOEXEC.BAT!"

Tim Hammerquist

On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 22:30:57 +0000, Tim Hammerquist wrote:

> Mark South <mark.south@null.invalid> wrote:
>> It's pretty ambivalent about him. Wants to smear him, but
>> also wants to be like Theo and is frustrated at not being like
>> him. Probably the troll writes DOS batch programs to feel
>> powerful.
>
> "It puts the REM statements in the AUTOEXEC.BAT!"

LOL!

The most efficient AUTOEXEC.BAT from the point of view of productivity
(vide X-terms discussion in another thread) is one containing the single
line "FDISK C:").

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Mark South <mark.south@null.invalid> wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 22:30:57 +0000, Tim Hammerquist wrote:
>
>> Mark South <mark.south@null.invalid> wrote:
>>> (...) Probably the troll writes DOS batch programs to feel
>>> powerful.
>>
>> "It puts the REM statements in the AUTOEXEC.BAT!"
>
> LOL!
>
> The most efficient AUTOEXEC.BAT from the point of view of productivity
> (vide X-terms discussion in another thread) is one containing the single
> line "FDISK C:").

Well, you *could* create an AUTOEXEC.BAT that automagically installs
everyone's[1] favourite OS...

Joachim

[1] For certain values of everyone.

On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:13:19 +0000, jKILLSPAM.schipper wrote:

> Mark South <mark.south@null.invalid> wrote:
>> On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 22:30:57 +0000, Tim Hammerquist wrote:
>>
>>> Mark South <mark.south@null.invalid> wrote:
>>>> (...) Probably the troll writes DOS batch programs to feel
>>>> powerful.
>>>
>>> "It puts the REM statements in the AUTOEXEC.BAT!"
>>
>> LOL!
>>
>> The most efficient AUTOEXEC.BAT from the point of view of productivity
>> (vide X-terms discussion in another thread) is one containing the single
>> line "FDISK C:").
>
> Well, you *could* create an AUTOEXEC.BAT that automagically installs
> everyone's[1] favourite OS...
>
> Joachim
>
> [1] For certain values of everyone.

Which makes me want to know, is there an OpenBSD equivalent of LOADLIN.BAT
as provided by Slackware?

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Mark South <mark.south@null.invalid> wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:13:19 +0000, jKILLSPAM.schipper wrote:
>
>> Mark South <mark.south@null.invalid> wrote:
>>> The most efficient AUTOEXEC.BAT from the point of view of productivity
>>> (vide X-terms discussion in another thread) is one containing the single
>>> line "FDISK C:").
>>
>> Well, you *could* create an AUTOEXEC.BAT that automagically installs
>> everyone's[1] favourite OS...
>>
>> Joachim
>>
>> [1] For certain values of everyone.
>
> Which makes me want to know, is there an OpenBSD equivalent of LOADLIN.BAT
> as provided by Slackware?

AFAIK, no. LOADLIN.BAT is very much a Linux thing... though there is not
likely a theoretical reason why something similar wouldn't work with
OpenBSD.

Joachim