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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
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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
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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