Optimized kernel builds: the straight dope

[Jamie Jones]

On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 14:27 +0200, Ben Collins wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 19:01 +1000, Jamie Jones wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 01:24 -0700, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > 
> > > Any additional data you can provide through your own observations is welcome
> > > in this discussion.
> > > 
> > 
> > I've tried now asking for detailed instructions on how to reproduce
> > this, ideally with Ben's config for contest, twice now. Both replies I
> > got have not provided something I can use to add more data to validate
> > or refute the decision. 
> > 
> > That being the case, my interest in providing feedback wanes, when I
> > feel that my request (as simple as it is) is not deemed worthy of an
> > answer.
> 
> There's something to be said for documentation that comes with a
> program, and people failing to find it. The steps you want are in the
> docs for the program. I read them, and followed them step-by-step. And
> Matt even sent that README along with the original email. That being the
> case, I fail to see what good it would do to rewrite this for you.

Thank you for considering me an idiot. It was because I read the
documentation supplied by yourself and the documentation in the Ubuntu
package ( http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/utils/contest ) that I ask
for clarification. Do you expect me to install random upstream crap when
there is already an Ubuntu package ? I would hope not. The fact that is
is now apparent you don't use the tools you (Ubuntu) supply is
disappointing, but not unexpected.

I've come to realise however, that you must not have used the Ubuntu
package as you seem to have no idea why I asked for a config. Perhaps my
communication skills need work, but in any case my desire to help is now
non-existent. You think I'm too dumb to contribute (yet I see some of my
ideas brainstormed at UDU finally being implemented, so I can't be too
dumb), that being the case, I will refrain from further contributing to
this discussion and the apparent waste of bandwidth it is. 

> 
> > My observations thus far ? A decision was made on the data points of two
> > boxes, and was posted as a formality to the list. Requests for specific
> > details on how to reproduce the results have been ignored as evidently
> > that data is not desired, even if it may ultimately validate your
> > decision.
> 
> It's more than desired. However, I think we expected people to read the
> document that was sent with the results, or actually look at the docs
> for the program we reported using. Matt sent the exact document that I
> used from the package to create the results. You need only read it.

I had. You evidently didn't use the Ubuntu package. I no longer care,
because if I can't read the documentation then I mustn't be able to
interpret the results then.

Regards,
Yagisan
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