From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 31 17:54:33 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4C7716A4DE for ; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:54:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org) Received: from mired.org (vpn.mired.org [66.92.153.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id ED05743D46 for ; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:54:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org) Received: (qmail 61691 invoked by uid 1001); 31 Jul 2006 17:54:32 -0000 Received: by bhuda.mired.org (tmda-sendmail, from uid 1001); Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:54:31 -0400 (EDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <17614.17367.666515.448013@bhuda.mired.org> Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:54:31 -0400 To: rick-freebsd@kiwi-computer.com In-Reply-To: <20060731172858.GA84042@megan.kiwi-computer.com> References: <200607271150.k6RBoM9p031745@lurza.secnetix.de> <44C8FB65.9020102@FreeBSD.org> <44CE03D2.2050803@centtech.com> <17614.4005.407223.621637@bhuda.mired.org> <44CE199C.2020500@centtech.com> <17614.8289.134373.387558@bhuda.mired.org> <96b30c400607310847s1d2f845eo212b234d03f51e9a@mail.gmail.com> <20060731172858.GA84042@megan.kiwi-computer.com> X-Mailer: VM 7.17 under 21.4 (patch 19) "Constant Variable" XEmacs Lucid X-Primary-Address: mwm@mired.org X-face: "5Mnwy%?j>IIV\)A=):rjWL~NB2aH[}Yq8Z=u~vJ`"(,&SiLvbbz2W`; h9L,Yg`+vb1>RG% *h+%X^n0EZd>TM8_IB;a8F?(Fb"lw'IgCoyM.[Lg#r\ X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/1.0.3 (Seattle Slew) From: Mike Meyer Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Juan Rodriguez Subject: Re: [PATCH] adding two new options to 'cp' X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:54:33 -0000 > the first one because of compatibility with the large base of Linux systems > out there, I'll say it again: Being compatible with some other system is *not* a reason to add something to FreeBSD. Sure, if we decide a feature is useful, then there's a lot to be said for making it compatible with other systems that already offer that functionality. But adding a feature just to add compatibility is nothing but bloat. And it *doesn't matter* how large a base of users that other systems has. I don't run FreeBSD because it's popular; I run it because I believe it's the best solution to my problems. I believe that's true because we - and CSRG before us, and Bell Labs before them - worry more about quality than about popularity (well, at least if you ignore OSI). If I wanted a popular OS, I'd run Windows. If I wanted a popular Unix, I'd run OSX. Turning FreeBSD into Linux is no more desirable than turning it into Windows. http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information.