Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 2/19/85; site seismo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!rick From: rick@seismo.UUCP (Rick Adams) Newsgroups: net.rumor Subject: Whither the gurus Message-ID: <1650@seismo.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 17:09:04 EST Article-I.D.: seismo.1650 Posted: Fri Mar 8 17:09:04 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Mar-85 05:34:53 EST Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA Lines: 21 According to an extremely reliable source, a certain highly regarded unix guru (and frequent unix-wizards contributor), currently living in Reston, VA, is moving to a "Sunnier" environment in 2 weeks. The current employers of the guru in question acually had the temerity to tell this brash young lad to stop fixing bugs in their system. He wasn't on the list of people authorized to do so. (I always thought most places have a difficult time finding people CAPABLE of fixing their bugs.) Presumably, this attitude is not prevalent elsewhere. Another guideline should be added to Rob Kolstad's "How to Trap a Guru": "Allow him to fix any bugs he finds." I suppose it's like waving a steak at a dog that's chained just out of reach... Most places would have figured this out on their own, but apparently there are still some slow learners out there. ---rick