[gPXE-devel] Etherboot Enterprise ID request

[Eric W. Biederman]

Marty Connor <mdc at etherboot.org> writes:

> Eric W. Biederman wrote on 7/14/10 5:25 PM:
>> Marty Connor<mdc at etherboot.org>  writes:
>
>>> Did you receive the ack request to change contact information for our Enterprise
>>> ID?  If so, would you ack it so we can use the one that was assigned to us?
>>>
>>> If there's a reason why you prefer not to do this please tell me what it is.
>>> I'd really like to get this done soon so we can update our code.
>>
>> I prefer not to.
>
> That's all you needed to say.  This was a simple, obvious administrative
> request.

When the project maintainers are fighting over who leads the project and how
it should be lead, no it is not a simple and obvious administrative request.

> I'll accomplish what needs to be done by other means.

I am insulted.  In no way did I give you an answer that says this path
is unworkable.  Marty have you ever known me to be a person who does
not work well with others?

Personally I'm really not interested in doing anything with the
enterprise number except play with implementing DHCPv6 support in the
code base that has descended from etherboot.

The reason I prefer to not transfer the entirely useless contact
information into your name is that you seem to be trying to
unreasonably controlling over an open source project.  Marty I want to
believe that you are a good project maintainer and doing good things
for the etherboot/gpxe project.  Walking away because things did not
go exactly your way feels like an extremely irresponsible attitude.

Why you would walk away when I said you can use the number as you see
fit is beyond me.

Marty I appreciate all of the years of service and work you have put
in to etherboot over the years, and what you have done lately to keep
the project alive.  Unfortunately my read of the situation at this
point is that you want the IANA enterprise id contact in your name
solely so you can tell Michael he can't use it.  Am I wrong?

Eric