From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 10 15:49:14 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DB4E16A40F for ; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:49:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DBF213C43E for ; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:49:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l0AFiaJT097735; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:44:36 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l0AFia0x097734; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:44:36 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:44:36 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Nikolas Britton Message-ID: <20070110154436.GA97702@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <45A2805E.7060000@ccstores.com> <20070109222558.GA75695@xor.obsecurity.org> <20070110003730.GA94711@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: is THIS why the 6.2 release seems stalled ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:49:14 -0000 On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 12:01:51AM -0600, Nikolas Britton wrote: > On 1/9/07, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > >FreeBSD is created and supported by volunteers. > >Seems like you just posted a nice list of things > >for you to get busy and contribute. > > > > I don't have time to contribute work, I have a business to manage as > well as other obligations that come first... I need this stuff to just > work... so I can get real things done. Yah, well the people doing it are also busy and working at things which are supposed to make them a living. Most make their FreeBSD contribution work on the side - in addition to their paying jobs although some are in the fortunate position of working for someone who recognizes it as also contributing to their productivity on the job. There are many ways to contribute. Not all are writing code. Some are in documentation and in other services. And, although it is a volunteer project, it does require money to support such things as servers and test machines and network access. So, if you cannot contribute time and effort and your business is so valuable, then consider contributing money - to support someone to work in the project, at least part time. If you only want to get something for nothing, then you live in the wrong world. ////jerry