- the software.
Why that obsession? Why the inability to step away from the hated users of ZEVO? Why the reluctance to collaborate?
I wondered whether ilovezfs (Joe) had/has some connection with GreenBytes, or with ZEVO, that could not be broken. A connection that could not be revealed.
It may be not obvious from this forum, but in IRC he took too many opportunities to aggravate me, and found fun in aggravation. Generally pushing me beyond the point of caring. Should I be more thick skinned? Maybe. What's done is done. ilovezfs was not the first person to push me away from MacZFS; I'm not the first person to withdraw; and so on.
May the pushers be happy. I hope that their pushing does not significantly retard the development of MacZFS.
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To newcomers to the IRC channel for MacZFS: sincerely, I hope that it will be consistently friendly and open for you.
For as long as I tried to listen and help in that channel: the consistency was lacking. I found the channel too exclusive; public, but not open. Certainly not open-minded. My decision to abandon the channel was not a knee-jerk; it was the result of occasional negativity towards me over a long period. A tiny minority of troublemakers can really, really spoil things for a group.
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I read that links to discussion of MacZFS are considered to be inane.
All things considered: there's no longer an incentive for me to spend time on MacZFS. The thought police may wish to change my mind, but I have been pushed too far. Sorry.
I must take this opportunity to thank the many MacZFS people who have shown a readiness to collaborate. You know who you are.