Re: GTK and threads

["Brian J. Tarricone" <bjt23 cornell edu>]

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kornelix wrote:

> Brian J. Tarricone wrote:
>
> > You're looking at this in an overly-complicated way. Here are a few
> > guidelines, all of which probably have appropriate documentation
> > somewhere: ...
>
> Sadly this is the typical state of documentation for Linux and most
> open-source software. The insider gurus and macho-geeks don't need the
> documentation, therefore it does not exist, is outdated, is scattered
> and disorganized, or just wrong. When web forums and e-mail lists are
> the only support you get, then quality documentation is of the utmost
> importance.

There's a FAQ entry about this:
http://www.gtk.org/faq/#AEN482
And I'm pretty sure there's something very similar in the API
documentation, but I don't feel like digging for it now.

> Bill Gates can rest quietly at night. The threat from Linux
> is only in the imagination of the Linux geeks.

> Please do not get angry. Shooting the messange is not the answer.

I find it ironic that you say something so obviously inflammatory (and
in this particular case, based on your incorrect assumptions), and then
tell us not to get angry.  If you don't want to get shot, then don't
lace your message with thinly-veiled insults and accusations.

        -brian

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