Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-23,: Re: Red Hat (was Re: reiserfs)

# Re: Red Hat (was Re: reiserfs)

Ed Carp (erc@pobox.com)
Sat, 10 Jun 2000 14:01:26 -0500

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Chip Salzenberg (chip@valinux.com) writes:

> According to Ed Carp:
> > Chip Salzenberg (chip@valinux.com) writes:
> > > According to Hans Reiser:
> > > > Your hypothesis of distribution neutrality by kernel contributors
> > > > lacks empirical support.
> > >
> > > It's not a hypothesis. It's a statement of his personal experience.
> > > Either he's lying or he's telling the truth, but he's *not* guessing.
> >
> > Either you quoted the wrong part, or you're making an unjustified assumption.
> > I dn't see anything about guessing in that quote.
>
> Just to clarify my meaning, not to start a new subthread, allow me to
> paraphrase the key points of this exchange:
>
> Hans: "Red Hat is blocking ReiserFS, on purpose, through Alan."
> Alan: "No they're not. My kernel decisions are not controlled by Red Hat."
> Hans: "That's an interesting hypothesis, but you have no evidence."
> Chip: "Alan wasn't hypothesizing, he was stating his personal experience.
> And come to think of it, where is _your_ evidence?"
>
> Is that a bit clearer?

Ah, yes, thanks very much. If Alan had not have said "my", Hans' comment might
have been understandable.

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