Re: [Dovecot] Some people asked me lately about how professional Dovecot is.
I purely love that kind of crap. As if presentations meant anything, as if there aren't all kinds of scholarly work about theoretical perfect world algorithms and conceptual systems that will never be implemented and are as practical and effective as wings on a pig. Please.
I'm reminded of the story about how, during the American Civil War, when the North had finally, after years of ignominious defeats, gotten a general would could fight and win a battle, General Grant. A fussy old lady approached President Lincoln and complained loudly that Grant was a drunk. Lincoln blinked at the woman, then said, "Ma'am, if you'll be so kind as to find out what kind of whiskey Grant drinks, I'll send a case of it to all the other generals."
Dovecot Works. That's all anyone needs to know. Plus it has a towering wizard of a developer and an avid, engaged and endlessly helpful community.
==== Once upon a time, the Internet was a friendly, neighbors-helping-neighbors small town, and no one locked their doors. Now it's like an apartment in Bed-Stuy: you need three heavy duty pick-proof locks, one of those braces that goes from the lock to the floor, and bars on the windows.... ==== Stewart Dean, Unix System Admin, Bard College, New York 12504 sdean@bard.edu voice: 845-758-7475, fax: 845-758-7035
Amen to that! I wholeheartedly agree...
Sincerely,
- Wouter van der Schagt
From: "Stewart Dean" sdean@bard.edu Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:22 PM To: "Steffen Kaiser" skdovecot@smail.inf.fh-brs.de; "Timo Sirainen" tss@iki.fi; "Dovecot Mailing List" dovecot@dovecot.org Subject: Re: [Dovecot] Some people asked me lately about how professional Dovecot is.
I purely love that kind of crap. As if presentations meant anything, as if there aren't all kinds of scholarly work about theoretical perfect world algorithms and conceptual systems that will never be implemented and are as practical and effective as wings on a pig. Please.
I'm reminded of the story about how, during the American Civil War, when the North had finally, after years of ignominious defeats, gotten a general would could fight and win a battle, General Grant. A fussy old lady approached President Lincoln and complained loudly that Grant was a drunk. Lincoln blinked at the woman, then said, "Ma'am, if you'll be so kind as to find out what kind of whiskey Grant drinks, I'll send a case of it to all the other generals."
Dovecot Works. That's all anyone needs to know. Plus it has a towering wizard of a developer and an avid, engaged and endlessly helpful community.
==== Once upon a time, the Internet was a friendly, neighbors-helping-neighbors small town, and no one locked their doors. Now it's like an apartment in Bed-Stuy: you need three heavy duty pick-proof locks, one of those braces that goes from the lock to the floor, and bars on the windows.... ==== Stewart Dean, Unix System Admin, Bard College, New York 12504 sdean@bard.edu voice: 845-758-7475, fax: 845-758-7035
On Qua, 2009-07-29 at 11:22 -0400, Stewart Dean wrote:
I purely love that kind of crap. As if presentations meant anything, as if there aren't all kinds of scholarly work about theoretical perfect world algorithms and conceptual systems that will never be implemented and are as practical and effective as wings on a pig. Please.
I'm reminded of the story about how, during the American Civil War, when the North had finally, after years of ignominious defeats, gotten a general would could fight and win a battle, General Grant. A fussy old lady approached President Lincoln and complained loudly that Grant was a drunk. Lincoln blinked at the woman, then said, "Ma'am, if you'll be so kind as to find out what kind of whiskey Grant drinks, I'll send a case of it to all the other generals."
Dovecot Works. That's all anyone needs to know. Plus it has a towering wizard of a developer and an avid, engaged and endlessly helpful community.
Well said. Truth is i'm for a long time trying to find out what kind of vodka Timo drinks.
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On Jul 29, 2009, at 11:34 AM, Jose Celestino wrote:
Well said. Truth is i'm for a long time trying to find out what kind
of vodka Timo drinks.
I don't really, except maybe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmiakki_Koskenkorva :)
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On Wed, 29 Jul 2009, Stewart Dean wrote:
Dovecot Works. That's all anyone needs to know. Plus it has a towering wizard of a developer and an avid, engaged and endlessly helpful community.
Well, we don't need to argue about that.
Bye,
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On Wed, 29 Jul 2009, Stewart Dean wrote:
Dovecot Works. That's all anyone needs to know. Plus it has a towering wizard of a developer and an avid, engaged and endlessly helpful community.
Well, we don't need to argue about that.
Which criteria do you evaluate when you decide on "professional" or not?
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participants (6)
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Jose Celestino
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Patrick Ben Koetter
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Steffen Kaiser
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Stewart Dean
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Timo Sirainen
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Wouter van der Schagt