From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 11 04:56:19 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93A8D16A479 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:56:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from mta2.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (mta2.srv.hcvlny.cv.net [167.206.4.197]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 774F213C467 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:56:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from flosoft.no-ip.biz (ool-435559b8.dyn.optonline.net [67.85.89.184]) by mta2.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTP id <0JUG00AL0R1U3NI0@mta2.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:56:18 -0500 (EST) Received: from flosoft.no-ip.biz (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by flosoft.no-ip.biz (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m0B4uHje053178; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:56:17 -0500 Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:56:17 -0500 From: "Aryeh M. Friedman" In-reply-to: <200801110016.m0B0GNP4080451@fire.js.berklix.net> To: "Julian H. Stacey" Message-id: <4786F6F1.9020609@gmail.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.5 References: <47864933.6010203@gmail.com> <200801101717.m0AHHHmF068362@fire.js.berklix.net> <200801110016.m0B0GNP4080451@fire.js.berklix.net> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20080104) Cc: chat@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why the FreeBSD license will not be changing X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:56:19 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Julian H. Stacey wrote: > "Aryeh Friedman" wrote: >> On Jan 10, 2008 12:17 PM, Julian Stacey wrote: >>> Please Discuss Licensing On chat@, Not current@ ! >>> >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >>> >>> This is the mailing list for users of freebsd-current. It >>> includes warnings about new features coming out in -current >>> that will affect the users, and instructions on steps that must >>> be taken to remain -current. Anyone running "current" must >>> subscribe to this list. >>> >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat >>> >>> This list contains the overflow from the other lists about >>> non-technical, social information. It includes discussion about >>> whether Jordan looks like a tune ferret or not, whether or not >>> to type in capitals, who is drinking too much coffee, where >>> the best beer is brewed, who is brewing beer in their basement, >>> and so on. Occasional announcements of important events (such >>> as upcoming parties, weddings, births, new jobs, etc) can be >>> made to the technical lists, but the follow ups should be >>> directed to this list. >> Small note I have already stated several times in the thread why >> this is not in -chat@ > > No excuse. Abuse of current@ list remit may annoy people to > request postmaster@ to remove abuser. Better: - Find another > forum, perhaps already existing but not on @freebsd.org, Or If the target audience is the freebsd community it would be impossible with a different forum. > - Use chat@freebsd, Or Already explained > - Ask postmaster@freebsd to create a list for those who want it, > eg: law@freebsd remit: "Licensing, Copyright, Law, Software > Patents" I have suggested that and most people seem to see no need to for it thus we are left with inapporiate forums... also if such a forum was created it should also include business issues (not just legal because the two are intertwined) - -- Aryeh M. Friedman FloSoft Systems, Java Developer Tools. http://www.flosoft-systems.com Developer, not business, friendly. "Free software != Free beer" Blog: http://www.flosoft-systems.com/flosoft_systems_community/blogs/aryeh/index.php -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHhvbxjRvRjGmHRgQRAsFLAKCuDUClVUDQ0jKOM0VAQKs3IbM55QCfctLe 1PEvxl6gqHspXEqI8XUnMMA= =yHVu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----