Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 20:07:36 +0100 (CET) From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: advocacy@openbsd.org, FreeBSD advocacy list <FreeBSD-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG>, netbsd-advocacy@NetBSD.ORG, "J. Joseph Max Katz" <jkatz@cpio.net>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> Subject: Re: Merging Net/Free/Open-BSD together against Linux Message-ID: <XFMail.981126200736.asmodai@wxs.nl> In-Reply-To: <365D9654.D15B4217@softweyr.com>
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On 26-Nov-98 Wes Peters wrote: > Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: >> >> I'd go further in saying that, for all intents and purposes, it's hard >> enough to be considered essentially impossible. Perhaps if someone of >> unimpeachable moral authority like Kirk McKusick were to lead, people >> would follow, otherwise I can't see any credible candidates amongst >> the current core superset. > > I remain thoroughly unconvinced that merging Free/Net/OpenBSD back > into one mega-project provides additional value to the customer. One > of the strengths of the BSD world right now is that we have three > projects creating BSD software with a different focus: performance, > portability, and security, which frequently cross-pollinate each > other. Divide and Conquer ye mean Wes? Aye, I have to agree and disagree with that argument. Indeed every `camp' focuses on different aspects and I guess that's what kept *BSD so strong in these times... But I think we need some more co-ordination on `standardising' some of the kernel specifics and sources. Why re-invent the wheel when we could spend our time looking at other interesting things to pursue? > As long as we can keep the groups sharing device drivers, applications, > utilities and such, there is no overriding need for them to share a > common kernel. But there could be made some sort of effort of deciding on some common naming for controllers and devices and all that sort of things... > I agree it would be a good idea to share marketing efforts between > the groups to some extent, to tell the world how and why BSD is a > better solution, and to tell the world about the open, usable BSD > licensing model. This doesn't, however, mean we NEED an grand > unified FreeOpenNetBSD kernel. Indeed we don't need a `big' kernel... However the other point ye raised is exactly what I proposed on advocacy a while ago. Some sort of banner, let's say, the BSD ring: FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD (and mayhaps even picoBSD later on). --- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven/Asmodai asmodai(at)wxs.nl | Cum angelis et pueris, Junior Network/Security Specialist | fideles inveniamur *BSD & picoBSD: The Power to Serve... <http://www.freebsd.org> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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