From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 10 11:16:47 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 94CA116A41B for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:16:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDC5013C46B for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:16:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [82.95.250.254]) by smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m0AB0rYA071487; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:00:53 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.3) with ESMTP id m0AB0rmq010203; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:00:53 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.6/Submit) id m0AB0qlN010202; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:00:52 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:00:52 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: "Aryeh M. Friedman" Message-ID: <20080110110052.GB10155@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <88854.1199953554@critter.freebsd.dk> <4785D9CB.5080909@gmail.com> <4785E8A0.30806@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4785E8A0.30806@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:22:56 +0000 Cc: Dominic Fandrey , Poul-Henning Kamp , freebsd-current@freebsd.org 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: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:16:47 -0000 Quoting Aryeh M. Friedman, who wrote on Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 04:42:56AM -0500 .. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: > > Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > >> In message <478556AD.6090400@bsdforen.de>, Dominic Fandrey > >> writes: > > > >>> The first problem is [...] > >> No. > > > >> The first problem FreeBSD has, is that the users do not > >> financially support enough full-time developers. > > > > There are some possible solutions to the lack of funding without > > having to ask corps for huge donations (they would actually improve > > the amount of contributed work also in all likellyhood.... see my > > blog > > http://www.flosoft-systems.com/flosoft_systems_community/blogs/aryeh/index.php) > > > Forgot to mention that the approach outline is fairly compatible with > the BSD style of doing stuff (one of the other people involved with > the effort is actually drafting a BSD style license that is 100% > compatible with the current one (Free)BSD license)... see We need more licenses like we need a 3rd or 4th leg. What is wrong with the standard BSD license please? Wilko -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org