Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:32:57 -0400 From: Alejandro Imass <aimass@yabarana.com> To: ezekiel motta <ezekielmotta017@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Message-ID: <CAHieY7Sa3M39SwYAJP=r1LRpZ5RX-P7=uHKPLrD%2BFbn87KCZQQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAMGoz4XUo9wzoH-eW64CBqhy8ht-0%2B%2B9FzpkwLV2iTdPTLuC-Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAMGoz4Vus=gQHY4CH2kmaX7Q19GawG084sk1dLvtUEHVa0v=VQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAHieY7R0n5CJkB8HpFVK1_nBSsEgR%2BLqk_rvTU-EuCUZu0M7Hg@mail.gmail.com> <CAMGoz4UCE%2BXJTtu9-d-tke3J%2BgH71xfhO_JaVupZW6Cdk=abNA@mail.gmail.com> <CAHieY7TiEraYcrPa7Km2xVpkqCcfvsEVL6Vn312tD2ymA1iq9A@mail.gmail.com> <CAMGoz4XUo9wzoH-eW64CBqhy8ht-0%2B%2B9FzpkwLV2iTdPTLuC-Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 2:31 PM ezekiel motta <ezekielmotta017@gmail.com> wrote: > I agree, Alejandro. They do contribute to the community. The remora keeps > the shark clean of aquatic bugs > and is a pleasant companion. LOL > It is a symbiosis in an ecosystem. Even Leopards give back to the > community. > Only some/many humans are the exception to this rule. > yeah humans do not give too much back. > I am going to use NomadBSD on hard metal. > Looks bad ass, didn't even know it existed. I'm going to try it out on some old laptops and see. > Maybe I should not have used the word parasitical. > The very fact that they make DE's for FreeBSD is a great contribution. > Had they not made the contribution, I would not use FreeBSD. > I really did not mean to offend anybody. > None taken. Just a purely philosophical discussion. It's like when Jordan Peterson uses the word "Monster". I perfectly understand what he's saying but a lot of people don't. > As I said, my pref is purely technical. > > +1 here. > This is an interesting case that shows how copyright actually distorts > matters. > Imagine I create a DE for FreeBSD and call it AlphaX > On distrowatch it would say: AlphaX is based on FreeBSD despite the fact > that AlphaX's code would be 97% FreeBSD and 3% my code. > In reality, my DE would be an addition to FreeBSD. A meagre, minimal, > addition. > Hence, saying AlphaX is based on FreeBSD does not quite capture it. > It should be called FreeBSD/AlphaX DE > I don't agree and I didn't agree with RMS when he insisted people call Linux GNU/Linux. > However, since I can not use the name FreeBSD (for legal reasons) I can > not be honest. > I would have to call it AlphaX and say that it is based on FreeBSD when, > in reality, it is > FreeBSD with my meagre addition. > > So long as it expands the user base and extends the reach of an Open Source project I think is all good. > Imagine I take a Peugeot 205 rally car, change the inside, change the > instrumentation and call it ZeeMobile. > See what I am getting at? > > yeah perhaps. Especially if you don't give full credit to the original project. > Well, apologies for the use of the word parasitical. > > LOL, no issue here. > I am just someone who is interested in technology. > Greetings everyone, > Kind regards and thanks to the FreeBSD Foundation. > I really like the manner in which the Foundation combines two venerable > principles: democracy and aristocracy. > Z > > > Yeah. FBSD is probably the great last bastion of simple and true and powerful tech. > >>
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