Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 18:03:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Ceren Ercen <ceren@magnesium.net> To: "oldfart@gtonet" <oldfart@gtonet.net> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Windriver, Slackware and FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104171749510.5391-100000@toxic.magnesium.net> In-Reply-To: <BIEHKEFNHFMMJEKCDMLNEEJNCHAA.oldfart@gtonet.net>
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I'm sorry you feel like this. Have you ever met the Slackware people? They are pretty amazing. I was lucky enough to be invited into the Walnut Creek booth with them, when WCCDROM was sponsoring the FreeBSD and Slackware presences at conventions. Part of what amazes some people about FreeBSD is that we're able to accomplish so much more per person/contributer than Linux, in general. I feel fairly safe in saying that Slackware has similar personality. I, and perhaps others who are constantly under Damocles' sword of layoffs, cringe to read this sentence of yours. "Nothing personal", perhaps, but fairly cold and cruel, regardless. ...When they came for the linux people, I did not protest, because I didn't like linux...? (note that I have said absolutely nothing criticizing or even commenting on WindRiver's move or its sensibility. ) Ceren Ercen FreeBSD's "Strange Attractor" cercen@linuxcare.com -------------------------------------------------------- On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, oldfart@gtonet wrote: > Nothing personal but I say, "good riddance" to ANYTHING Linux. > > IMHO, > > OF > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of David Johnson > > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 5:16 PM > > To: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: Windriver, Slackware and FreeBSD > > > > > > Today's announcement of the abandonment of Slackware caught me by > > surprise. All Slackware employees laid off. Slackware was *profitable* > > for Walnut Creek and BSDi. I think they've lost more in good will than > > they will gain. That, plus some blatant GPL baiting, makes Windriver > > pretty slimy. > > > > So, how is FreeBSD going to fare? Will they be canned as well? Will they > > try to distance themselves from Windriver? I think it would serve > > Windriver right if Slackware, FreeBSD and the ftp.freesoftware.com > > people upped, left, and started over with their own company. > > > > David > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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