From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 10 15:51:28 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 D343016A407 for ; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:51:28 +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 A08FA13C465 for ; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:51:28 +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 l0AFkpNk097759; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:46:51 -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 l0AFkpYF097758; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:46:51 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:46:51 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Jeff Mohler Message-ID: <20070110154651.GB97702@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <45A2805E.7060000@ccstores.com> <20070109222558.GA75695@xor.obsecurity.org> <20070110003730.GA94711@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20070110073106.89d726a8.coolzone@io.dk> 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: Rico Secada , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 15:51:28 -0000 On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 10:59:20PM -0800, Jeff Mohler wrote: > Not all of us can program..but let me ask this question. > > Linux is all volunteer, how did it get so far ahead? It isn't. People in the know like FreeBSD as a server which is where it is mostly targeted - to the professional environment as apposed to being a playtop. ////jerry > Granted I'll take ports over RPM's and such any day, but..ports hasnt > sucked up all of the Fbsd oxygen by itself in the last handful of > years. > > On 1/9/07, Rico Secada wrote: > >On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:01:51 -0600 > >"Nikolas Britton" 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. > > > >So you need people to work freely, without any pay, to make things work > >for you, so you can complain when something isn't working like you > >want it to!? So you can get real things done!? > > > >If you have a business to manage, and just need this to work, made by > >people who contribute for free, maybe its time you start to pay someone!? > > > >Now just shut up and go away!!! > >_______________________________________________