Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 19:48:28 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Cliff Crawford <ze5yr@zone.unixshell.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Brett or no Brett? Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.19990912193942.04adfac0@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909121614380.85801-100000@zone.unixshell.co m> References: <4.2.0.58.19990912134942.04a5d7a0@localhost>
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At 04:22 PM 9/12/99 -0400, Cliff Crawford wrote: >Depends..what if each distributor starts putting in their own "enhancements" >and different utilities and whatnot, a la Linux, to the point where the >different distributions aren't compatible anymore? That would be BAD. :) >That's what I really like about FreeBSD, there's one standard distro with the >same setup and utilities installed everywhere. It's true that incompatibilities are bad news, so perhaps the distributors should agree (I don't think a formal or legal constraint is necessary) that they'll all include certain key things and/or test with certain products. The marketplace can likewise help to enforce compatibility by reporting problems and demanding that they be fixed. Word spreads fast. >I do think it's important to disentangle FreeBSD from Walnut Creek, though. So do I. Yes, it is true: any new distributor will not yet have had a chance to contribute as much as Walnut Creek has. But to use this to justify putting a newcomer them at a disadvantage is to create a big barrier to entry that may lock everyone else out for good. Not a good thing. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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