From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 11 10:06:25 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A20216A41A for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:06:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from markir@paradise.net.nz) Received: from s-utl02-ffpop.stsn.net (s-utl02-ffpop.stsn.net [62.50.216.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C9B7813C465 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:06:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from markir@paradise.net.nz) Received: from s-utl02-ffpop.stsn.net ([127.0.0.1]) by s-utl02-ffpop.stsn.net (SMSSMTP 4.1.2.20) with SMTP id M2008011110483807413 ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:48:38 +0100 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=9.9 tests=ALL_TRUSTED: -2.867,AWL: -0.607,BAYES_00: -1.665, SUBJ_AS_SEEN: 1.214 X-Spam-Level: Received: from [10.64.55.216] ([10.64.55.216]) by s-utl02-ffpop.stsn.net; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:48:37 +0100 Message-ID: <47873B5B.4040000@paradise.net.nz> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:48:11 -0800 From: Mark Kirkwood User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Macintosh/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Aryeh M. Friedman" References: <3712.1200043508@critter.freebsd.dk> <47873680.1000604@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <47873680.1000604@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Wilko Bulte , Poul-Henning Kamp , freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Dominic Fandrey Subject: Re: FreeBSD's problems as seen by the BSDForen.de community X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:06:25 -0000 Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: > > Why because it was eventually proven incomplete by relatively? (i.e. > if no one dared question it then the incorrect version of the law > would still be used today and odds are there would be no computers > because electronics uses modern physics and not classical) > > The above analogy is invalid as FreeBSD is not an existing reality to be discovered, but a construct of the minds and efforts of its community. Therefore if the community is satisfied with the license as it is, there is no reason to change it. Obviously I can't speak for the whole community, but speaking as one member I would be most unhappy to see stakeholders have influence based on monetary/commercial elements - the lack of such is one of the things I *like* about FreeBSD. regards Mark