Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:52:52 +0100 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no> To: "Aryeh M. Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> Cc: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl>, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Marian Hettwer <mh@kernel32.de>, Dominic Fandrey <kamikaze@bsdforen.de> Subject: Re: FreeBSD's problems as seen by the BSDForen.de community Message-ID: <86tzllhjnv.fsf@ds4.des.no> In-Reply-To: <47861466.5000508@gmail.com> (Aryeh M. Friedman's message of "Thu\, 10 Jan 2008 07\:49\:42 -0500") References: <4786058F.8080101@gmail.com> <42af13c0754be09eaa392751df755d02@localhost> <47861466.5000508@gmail.com>
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"Aryeh M. Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> writes: > From previous experiences (both mine of others) the FreeBSD community > tends to be way too conservative (yes it is good to be conservative > but to the level we do it is pathological in some respects). For > example I think it is clear that some work needs to be done to improve > the ports system and I stepped up to volunteer to do most of the heavy > lifting (with two others helping) and on -ports@ got never ending > grief from people who thought that if it is not completely broke don't > fix it. Nobody (or at least nobody who matters) is saying it isn't broke or shouldn't be fixed. It's just that nobody takes you seriously because you haven't yet demonstrated a solid understanding of the history and complexity of the issue, and you've shown a lack of respect for those who have. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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