Our (US) $s at work.

[Jeff Vian]

On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 23:54 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On 8/1/05, Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > Craig White wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 14:40 -0500, Mike McCarty wrote:
> > >
> > >>Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>On 8/1/05, Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>Would you please explain to me how my machine automagically knows it
> > >>>>needs to change the content of a file on its disc when the legislature
> > >>>>makes a change to the way DST works?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>[snip]
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Mike
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>$ man yum
> > >>>
> > >>>Dotan Cohen
> > >>>http://lyricslist.com/lyrics/artist_albums/325/marcy_playground.php
> > >>>Marcy Playground Song Lyrics
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>I already know how to use yum. Please respond to what I wrote
> > >>rather than to what you read.
> > >
> > > ----
> > > you sure ask a lot of questions...
> > >
> > > 'updates-released' is checked against the local cache and new updates
> > > are thus recognized and downloaded if/when appropriate. Of course, if
> > > you knew how yum worked, you would know that.
> > >
> > > As for how and when updates are released, that of course is up to the
> > > packagers.
> > >
> > > Craig
> > >
> > 
> > How does one get through to you? I ALREADY KNOW HOW TO USE YUM. I KNOW
> > HOW IT WORKS. READ WHAT I WROTE.
> > 
> > You again responded to what you read rather than what I asked.
> > 
> > Is English your first/primary language?
> > 
> > The purpose of my questions is to point out that the fellow wanted to
> > know how to update the files *HIMSELF* and the only responses he's
> > getting are from people like you who cannot/will not respond to the
> > question AS ASKED.
> > 
> > The answer to my question, AS ASKED, is "It is impossible for your
> > machine automatically to change the configuration files by itself
> > when your local government passes a new ordinance."
> > 
> > And the answer to the OP's question is so far not yet given.
> > 
> > Mike
> 
> 
> You are referring to two different "you"'s. I was the first one who
> anwsered your question, then you got pissed at me. Craig was the
> second one who gave you the same answer, then you yelled at him as if
> he was me, repeating what I had said.
> 
> And just so you know, the most helpful people on this list are not
> nessacarily the native English speakers (Dalloz comes to mind). And
> the next time that you want me to answer a question, you can go ahead
> and ask in hebrew, so that you will be sure to get an answer that
> satisfies you.
> 
> And me and Craig and others won't have to try so hard to understand
> you. Or you can just appreciate them.
> 
> An extended version of the answer to your question: When American
> lawmakers go and change their timezones, lots of non-native english
> speakers write little files and put them in yum repros, so that you
> can download them and update your system. And I hope you don't mind a
> native Finnish speaker developing your next kernel.
> 
> Dotan Cohen
> http://lyricslist.com/lyrics/artist_albums/156/destiny_s_child.php
> Destiny's Child Song Lyrics
> 
Thanks, Dotan

I have given up on trying to understand/communicate with Mike McCarty.
He gets offended and yells at anyone who is trying to help if their
answer is not the same as his.  

This branch of the thread which I started by pointing out that the
timezone info data is updated whenever the data changes and the update
is pushed out to the update servers has really gotten him on a tangent.

Since he is easily offended and chooses to yell at people instead of
carrying on a reasonable conversation I choose to no longer try and
assist (although I will point out when his misinformation in some cases
is misleading and not germane to the subject).

Everyone makes errors at times but as someone on this list told me quite
some time ago.  "Reprimand in private and *praise in public* ".  He has
not learned that and chooses to reprimand in public, which does not earn
him very many friends.

Jeff