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OSI procedures - a study in quotes

Posted Aug 26, 2005 0:06 UTC (Fri) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954)
In reply to: OSI procedures - a study in quotes by error27
Parent article: OSI procedures - a study in quotes

>making sarcastic comments about N+M>0

I didn't read anything sarcastic in the N+M. I think he's only trying to make the point of how uncomplicated the process of rejecting Bruce Perens was. There was probably some discussion we didn't see wherein someone suggested there was more to it.

Sarcasm is saying the opposite of what you believe and exaggerating it to show how it's ridiculous. But I'm sure Russ really believes it was an N+M decision just as he said.

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OSI procedures - a study in quotes

Posted Aug 26, 2005 3:19 UTC (Fri) by Ross (subscriber, #4065) [Link]

If it was not sarcastic then it was very stupid. Here's an illustration:

Five people are present, four of them are chosen.
The one which was not asks why.
The answer given is that only four were chosen.

The non-chosen person is told nothing they don't already know (four of the five were chosen). What they asked about (the basis for choosing one over another) is not explained in the slightest by the answer.

OSI procedures - a study in quotes

Posted Aug 26, 2005 6:22 UTC (Fri) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link]

I think you're right -- I read more into the statement than is there. I assumed he was talking about an ordering in time -- i.e. Bruce applied after the N positions were already filled. But it doesn't say that explicitly.