QNX over the holidays

Norbert_Black · December 22, 2000, 5:34pm

Hi folks

I see nobody else has mentioned this, so I suppose it falls to
me, since I noticed…

Thanks to the generosity of the owners of QNX, all of us staff
folk are going on holiday until January 2nd, starting at noon-ish
on Friday 22 December.

Now, people being what they are, there might well be one or two
people working from home, or trying to squash a bug that won’t
let them sleep, (or trying to get a patch up for the world… )
but don’t expect a full house at this end, OK?

Since I’m by no means The Voice Of QNX, I guess it’s OK to slip a
quick personal note onto the end of this message. It’s been
an… interesting year to watch the QUICS community as it navigated
its way onto QDN. I’ve been posting (and lurking more often than
not recently) into this community for almost 4 years now,
starting with Tech. Support, and now as part of Training
Services. I think the thing that makes me feel the best about us
as a group is the way that we’ve developed our own set of helpful
“elders” who seem to go out of their way to help folks out.

To some extent, it’s the job of those of us inside the building to
pitch in when and where we can. We don’t always get it right,
but we’re getting paid for it, so the effort is expected to some
degree. It’s the people outside, who do it without a paycheck,
who impress me the most. Mario, Mitch, Warren (“Mr.
Popcorn”…), Igor, and a whole lot more - thanks. Both from me
as an employee, and me as a guy who finds the world a slightly
better place knowing that there are still some helpful and
friendly people around.

Gosh, that sounds like I’ve been listening to too much Christmas
music, doesn’t it?

Anyway, whether the next little while is a holiday for you in a
religious sense, or just a chance to get together with some
friends, take my best wishes for a happy one with friends and
family.

Regards,

Norbert Black
QSSL Training Services

Warren_Peece1 · December 22, 2000, 5:55pm

You’re welcome. I like helping people out, and hopefully they’ll like helping
me out when I get in a bind (which happens more often than I like to admit). I
also appreciate learning from all those folks as sometimes you get answers to
problems that you didn’t even know you had.

Let me know how the popcorn cannon turns out!

-Warren “Ho ho ho” Peece

“Norbert Black” <nblack@qnx.com> wrote in message
news:9203bp$22o$1@nntp.qnx.com…
| Hi folks
|
| I see nobody else has mentioned this, so I suppose it falls to
| me, since I noticed…
|
| Thanks to the generosity of the owners of QNX, all of us staff
| folk are going on holiday until January 2nd, starting at noon-ish
| on Friday 22 December.
|
| Now, people being what they are, there might well be one or two
| people working from home, or trying to squash a bug that won’t
| let them sleep, (or trying to get a patch up for the world… )
| but don’t expect a full house at this end, OK?
|
| Since I’m by no means The Voice Of QNX, I guess it’s OK to slip a
| quick personal note onto the end of this message. It’s been
| an… interesting year to watch the QUICS community as it navigated
| its way onto QDN. I’ve been posting (and lurking more often than
| not recently) into this community for almost 4 years now,
| starting with Tech. Support, and now as part of Training
| Services. I think the thing that makes me feel the best about us
| as a group is the way that we’ve developed our own set of helpful
| “elders” who seem to go out of their way to help folks out.
|
| To some extent, it’s the job of those of us inside the building to
| pitch in when and where we can. We don’t always get it right,
| but we’re getting paid for it, so the effort is expected to some
| degree. It’s the people outside, who do it without a paycheck,
| who impress me the most. Mario, Mitch, Warren (“Mr.
| Popcorn”…), Igor, and a whole lot more - thanks. Both from me
| as an employee, and me as a guy who finds the world a slightly
| better place knowing that there are still some helpful and
| friendly people around.
|
| Gosh, that sounds like I’ve been listening to too much Christmas
| music, doesn’t it?
|
| Anyway, whether the next little while is a holiday for you in a
| religious sense, or just a chance to get together with some
| friends, take my best wishes for a happy one with friends and
| family.
|
|
| Regards,
|
|
| Norbert Black
| QSSL Training Services
|

Mario_Charest1 · December 22, 2000, 6:15pm

Thanks for the kind words.

Mario
“MERRY C++ AND HAPPY NULL POINTER TO YOU ALL”

“Norbert Black” <nblack@qnx.com> wrote in message
news:9203bp$22o$1@nntp.qnx.com…

Hi folks

I see nobody else has mentioned this, so I suppose it falls to
me, since I noticed… >

Thanks to the generosity of the owners of QNX, all of us staff
folk are going on holiday until January 2nd, starting at noon-ish
on Friday 22 December.

Now, people being what they are, there might well be one or two
people working from home, or trying to squash a bug that won’t
let them sleep, (or trying to get a patch up for the world… )
but don’t expect a full house at this end, OK?

Since I’m by no means The Voice Of QNX, I guess it’s OK to slip a
quick personal note onto the end of this message. It’s been
an… interesting year to watch the QUICS community as it navigated
its way onto QDN. I’ve been posting (and lurking more often than
not recently) into this community for almost 4 years now,
starting with Tech. Support, and now as part of Training
Services. I think the thing that makes me feel the best about us
as a group is the way that we’ve developed our own set of helpful
“elders” who seem to go out of their way to help folks out.

To some extent, it’s the job of those of us inside the building to
pitch in when and where we can. We don’t always get it right,
but we’re getting paid for it, so the effort is expected to some
degree. It’s the people outside, who do it without a paycheck,
who impress me the most. Mario, Mitch, Warren (“Mr.
Popcorn”…), Igor, and a whole lot more - thanks. Both from me
as an employee, and me as a guy who finds the world a slightly
better place knowing that there are still some helpful and
friendly people around.

Gosh, that sounds like I’ve been listening to too much Christmas
music, doesn’t it? >

Anyway, whether the next little while is a holiday for you in a
religious sense, or just a chance to get together with some
friends, take my best wishes for a happy one with friends and
family.

Regards,

Norbert Black
QSSL Training Services

Warren_Peece1 · December 22, 2000, 7:13pm

Heh. If I’m a role model, you guys are in deep doodoo! I’ve always thought of
myself as more of a roll model, and I especially like those jelly filled
bizmarks.

Miguel_Simon1 · December 22, 2000, 7:36pm

Hi…

QNX personnel is outstanding! Your help, for those of us who know just
enough to get by, is of immense value. Thanks.

To Igor, Mario, Warren, and many others… I wish some day I could help
someone the way you help others. I am not sure if you intended it so,
but you guys are… well, tech role models!

Norbert Black wrote:

Hi folks
…
To some extent, it’s the job of those of us inside the building to
pitch in when and where we can. We don’t always get it right,
but we’re getting paid for it, so the effort is expected to some
degree. It’s the people outside, who do it without a paycheck,
who impress me the most. Mario, Mitch, Warren (“Mr.
Popcorn”…), Igor, and a whole lot more - thanks. Both from me
as an employee, and me as a guy who finds the world a slightly
better place knowing that there are still some helpful and
friendly people around.
…
Anyway, whether the next little while is a holiday for you in a
religious sense, or just a chance to get together with some
friends, take my best wishes for a happy one with friends and
family.

What he said!

Bests…

Miguel

Regards,

Norbert Black
QSSL Training Services

Igor_Kovalenko2 · December 26, 2000, 7:58am

“Norbert Black” <nblack@qnx.com> wrote in message
news:9203bp$22o$1@nntp.qnx.com…

To some extent, it’s the job of those of us inside the building to
pitch in when and where we can. We don’t always get it right,
but we’re getting paid for it, so the effort is expected to some
degree. It’s the people outside, who do it without a paycheck,
who impress me the most. Mario, Mitch, Warren (“Mr.
Popcorn”…), Igor, and a whole lot more - thanks. Both from me
as an employee, and me as a guy who finds the world a slightly
better place knowing that there are still some helpful and
friendly people around.

Well, I’ve got The T-Shirt and that thing can’t be compared to paycheck. May
be you should start awarding one annually as there are other guys who
perhaps deserve it more

Thank you and happy holidays and new year to everyone.

igor

Norbert_Black · January 2, 2001, 2:36pm

Igor Kovalenko <kovalenko@home.com> wrote:

“Norbert Black” <> nblack@qnx.com> > wrote in message
news:9203bp$22o$> 1@nntp.qnx.com> …
To some extent, it’s the job of those of us inside the building to
pitch in when and where we can. We don’t always get it right,
but we’re getting paid for it, so the effort is expected to some
degree. It’s the people outside, who do it without a paycheck,
who impress me the most. Mario, Mitch, Warren (“Mr.
Popcorn”…), Igor, and a whole lot more - thanks. Both from me
as an employee, and me as a guy who finds the world a slightly
better place knowing that there are still some helpful and
friendly people around.

Well, I’ve got The T-Shirt and that thing can’t be compared to paycheck.

For those of you who haven’t been around a while, and especially
for those who weren’t at our QNX 2000 conference in Vancouver
last spring, Igor (who most of us had imagined to be about seven
foot tall, almost as wide, heavily bearded, and possessing a
Cossack’s disposition – all of this from his rather…
forthright postings on QUICS) was presented with a T-shirt that
said “I am Igor”. This from a group of senior QNX developers,
all wearing “I’ve been Igored” T-shirts.

May be you should start awarding one annually as there are other guys who
perhaps deserve it more >

Hmmmmmmm. Not my department, but what about the idea of the
community awarding a virtual tshirt award to the most deserving
candidate in the past year? I can’t organize it (don’t ask how
much Photon course material I have to write in the next
month…), but if someone else wants to run with the ball, I
think it would be a great idea. I think I’d nominate Mario for
the 2000 “virtual T-shirt for outstanding helpfulness” award.

Norbert Black
QSSL Training Services

Pat_Ford · January 2, 2001, 7:15pm

as the offical QNX chief pyro why wasn’t I informed of this cannon ( I’ll can bring in hi pressure air)

Previously, Warren Peece wrote in qdn.public.news:
{ You’re welcome. I like helping people out, and hopefully they’ll like helping
{ me out when I get in a bind (which happens more often than I like to admit). I
{ also appreciate learning from all those folks as sometimes you get answers to
{ problems that you didn’t even know you had.
{
{ Let me know how the popcorn cannon turns out!
{
{ -Warren “Ho ho ho” Peece
{
{
{
{ “Norbert Black” <nblack@qnx.com> wrote in message
{ news:9203bp$22o$1@nntp.qnx.com…
{ | Hi folks
{ |
{ | I see nobody else has mentioned this, so I suppose it falls to
{ | me, since I noticed…
{ |
{ | Thanks to the generosity of the owners of QNX, all of us staff
{ | folk are going on holiday until January 2nd, starting at noon-ish
{ | on Friday 22 December.
{ |
{ | Now, people being what they are, there might well be one or two
{ | people working from home, or trying to squash a bug that won’t
{ | let them sleep, (or trying to get a patch up for the world… )
{ | but don’t expect a full house at this end, OK?
{ |
{ | Since I’m by no means The Voice Of QNX, I guess it’s OK to slip a
{ | quick personal note onto the end of this message. It’s been
{ | an… interesting year to watch the QUICS community as it navigated
{ | its way onto QDN. I’ve been posting (and lurking more often than
{ | not recently) into this community for almost 4 years now,
{ | starting with Tech. Support, and now as part of Training
{ | Services. I think the thing that makes me feel the best about us
{ | as a group is the way that we’ve developed our own set of helpful
{ | “elders” who seem to go out of their way to help folks out.
{ |
{ | To some extent, it’s the job of those of us inside the building to
{ | pitch in when and where we can. We don’t always get it right,
{ | but we’re getting paid for it, so the effort is expected to some
{ | degree. It’s the people outside, who do it without a paycheck,
{ | who impress me the most. Mario, Mitch, Warren (“Mr.
{ | Popcorn”…), Igor, and a whole lot more - thanks. Both from me
{ | as an employee, and me as a guy who finds the world a slightly
{ | better place knowing that there are still some helpful and
{ | friendly people around.
{ |
{ | Gosh, that sounds like I’ve been listening to too much Christmas
{ | music, doesn’t it?
{ |
{ | Anyway, whether the next little while is a holiday for you in a
{ | religious sense, or just a chance to get together with some
{ | friends, take my best wishes for a happy one with friends and
{ | family.
{ |
{ |
{ | Regards,
{ |
{ |
{ | Norbert Black
{ | QSSL Training Services
{ |
{
{
{

–
Pat Ford email: pford@qnx.com
QNX Software Systems, Ltd. WWW: http://www.qnx.com
(613) 591-0931 (voice) mail: 175 Terence Matthews
(613) 591-3579 (fax) Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2M 1W8

Warren_Peece1 · January 2, 2001, 10:02pm

“Norbert Black” <nblack@qnx.com> wrote in message
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[ Yoink! ]

| Hmmmmmmm. Not my department, but what about the idea of the
| community awarding a virtual tshirt award to the most deserving
| candidate in the past year? I can’t organize it (don’t ask how
| much Photon course material I have to write in the next
| month…), but if someone else wants to run with the ball, I
| think it would be a great idea. I think I’d nominate Mario for
| the 2000 “virtual T-shirt for outstanding helpfulness” award.
|
| Norbert Black
| QSSL Training Services

I second Mario. Perhaps we could put him up for Knighthood as well? I’d say
let’s make him a saint, but then we’d have to kill him.

-Sir Warren of Peece

Norbert_Black · January 3, 2001, 2:58pm

Warren Peece <warren@nospam.com> wrote:

“Norbert Black” <> nblack@qnx.com> > wrote in message
news:92sp0n$hhn$> 1@nntp.qnx.com> …

[ Yoink! ]

| Hmmmmmmm. Not my department, but what about the idea of the
| community awarding a virtual tshirt award to the most deserving
| candidate in the past year? I can’t organize it (don’t ask how
| much Photon course material I have to write in the next
| month…), but if someone else wants to run with the ball, I
| think it would be a great idea. I think I’d nominate Mario for
| the 2000 “virtual T-shirt for outstanding helpfulness” award.

I second Mario. Perhaps we could put him up for Knighthood as well? I’d say
let’s make him a saint, but then we’d have to kill him. >

Nononononono! The last thing we want to do is kill him – at
least not until we have the bugs worked out of the cloning
technology…

Norbert Black
QSSL Training Services

Mario_Charest1 · January 3, 2001, 3:32pm

“Norbert Black” <nblack@qnx.com> wrote in message
news:92vemk$54g$2@nntp.qnx.com…

Warren Peece <> warren@nospam.com> > wrote:

“Norbert Black” <> nblack@qnx.com> > wrote in message
news:92sp0n$hhn$> 1@nntp.qnx.com> …

[ Yoink! ]

| Hmmmmmmm. Not my department, but what about the idea of the
| community awarding a virtual tshirt award to the most deserving
| candidate in the past year? I can’t organize it (don’t ask how
| much Photon course material I have to write in the next
| month…), but if someone else wants to run with the ball, I
| think it would be a great idea. I think I’d nominate Mario for
| the 2000 “virtual T-shirt for outstanding helpfulness” award.

I second Mario. Perhaps we could put him up for Knighthood as well?
I’d say
let’s make him a saint, but then we’d have to kill him. >

Nononononono! The last thing we want to do is kill him – at
least not until we have the bugs worked out of the cloning
technology… >

Thanks guys, I’m flattered.

I’m receiving more from this newsgroup then I can ever give,
and that’s why I’m doing it. I’m old enough to know why I’m
really doing this, it’s surely not because I’m a saint…
We’d have to switch to alt.psycho.deep to get into that

Norbert Black
QSSL Training Services