Re: Lacking "arminess" (was Re: New FreeBSD snapshots available) (OFF TOPIC)
- In reply to: George Mitchell : "Lacking "arminess" (was Re: New FreeBSD snapshots available) (OFF TOPIC)"
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Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2023 18:50:52 UTC
Ship it! Glen Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity and/or typos. > On Aug 13, 2023, at 2:39 PM, George Mitchell <george+freebsd@m5p.com> wrote: > > On 8/11/23 23:15, Glen Barber wrote: >> [...] >> It was discovered that due to human error (my own) the arm64 are, as >> Colin put it very politely, are "lacking 'arminess'". So, unfortunately >> the arm64 AMIs for 14.0-ALPHA1 are incorrectly uploaded as amd64. >> [...] > Many years ago, one member of M.I.T.'s Tech Model Railroad Club had the > annoying habit of assembling his model airplanes in the clubroom. Soon, > the club enacted a rule banning all objects capable of sustained flight > from the club for a period o ninety-nine years and one day. Thereafter, > it became established procedure for the club to issue reprimands by > declaring certain people "capable of sustained flight." > > I now propose to express my displeasure with aspects of FreeBSD (which > almost never happens, honestly!) by declaring them to "lack arminess." > > My thanks to Glen Barber and Colin for creating this terminology. > -- George >