From owner-freebsd-chat Thu Jul 6 22: 9:32 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from lariat.org (lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 860D437BD3C; Thu, 6 Jul 2000 22:09:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brett@lariat.org) Received: from mustang.lariat.org (IDENT:ppp0.lariat.org@lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by lariat.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id XAA03364; Thu, 6 Jul 2000 23:09:01 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20000706225433.0475b4d0@localhost> X-Sender: brett@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 23:08:47 -0600 To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" From: Brett Glass Subject: Re: No port of Opera? (Was: ((FreeBSD : Linux) :: (OS/2 : Windows))) Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" , Narvi , Dann Lunsford , chat@FreeBSD.ORG, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <54201.962945434@localhost> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 10:50 PM 7/6/2000, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: >Wurgh. Let's cut to the chase: I completely disagree. I disagree >with your reasoning, I disagree with your conclusions, I disagree with >the arguments you present, I disagree with your characterizations of >me and of my position on this issue and I completely disagree with >your feelings on what "linux compatability is doing to FreeBSD." >If there's one thing we can agree upon, its the fact that we >disagree. Let's quit while we're at least one up. Which way do you think of as "up?" In any event, Jordan, I'd kinda hoped that you'd appreciate a perspective that takes a wider view -- both spatially and temporally -- of the world. As well as a model of that world that has successfully predicted events which are now occurring. (The problems with obtaining a native port of Opera are just one predicted result.) In any event, this is one area in which I will get NO pleasure from coming back later and saying "I told you so." If you're unwilling to listen NOW, FreeBSD will remain a minor blip on the radar screen, and will not be able to prevent the FSF and its minions from stomping all over it and everyone else in the software world. It'd be sad indeed if you abdicated the power to change that. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message