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At 06:27 PM 4/13/97 -0500, John S. Dyson wrote:
>> 
>> The problem with funding fundamentals like networking is that some
banana with
>> a different philosophy is likely to either undo your changes or make other
>> changes
>> that compromise it. You'd have to maintain it yourself to make it
worthwhile.
>> 
>That is where the core team management comes in.  A coherent core team
>allows for review and the backing out of bogus changes.

*coherent* is one thing....having a focus is another (theres that word
again!). Since
there is no clear goal, the future is a fog, which makes Freebsd
undesirable in
the long run for major endeavors.

db