From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 13 02:00:44 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B80031065670 for ; Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:00:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58A228FC08 for ; Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:00:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id mBD1tE16047498; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:55:14 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id mBD1tEXN047497; Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:55:14 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:55:14 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Giorgos Keramidas Message-ID: <20081213015514.GA47452@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20081212015814.GB32982@kokopelli.hydra> <200812112345.20572.perlcat@alltel.net> <20081212174607.GC36348@kokopelli.hydra> <4942B6A3.504@gmail.com> <18754.48923.616173.319215@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20081212205614.GB37185@kokopelli.hydra> <31371229120906@webmail12.yandex.ru> <87iqppdlzh.fsf@kobe.laptop> <20081213002037.F5665@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <877i64c3zt.fsf@kobe.laptop> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <877i64c3zt.fsf@kobe.laptop> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Wojciech Puchar , Chad Perrin , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Usr Random Subject: Re: Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:00:44 -0000 On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 02:28:54AM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:22:15 +0100 (CET), Wojciech Puchar wrote: > >> There is _nothing_ that is inherently "server oriented" about the main > >> FreeBSD tree, and it hasn't "split" to anything of the sort. > > > > exactly! FreeBSD is unix oriented! > > > > everything else depends on what you install. > > > > that's why it would be good to finally introduce moderation on that > > list > > That's a logical leap I am not comfortable with. > > Back when I posted my first question here, some time during the summer > of 1999, it seemed very nice that older FreeBSD users replied to my > questions without chastising me for being "off topic". It seems natural > to return the favor now, and reply to *all* questions that I can help > with; even if their relation to FreeBSD is very 'weak'. > > The spirit of replying to all questions, even if they are similar to > ``How do I process images with a Photoshop-like program on FreeBSD?'', > or even ``Windows lets me use FOO and do BAR. Is there something like > this in FreeBSD?'', seems to be one of the *good* aspects of this list. > > Why should we destroy that good aspect by introducing moderation? A voice of wisdom! But, we can _gently_ (it hasn't always been so gentle) teach newbies that the list is meant for something higher than just repeatedly ragging on why isn't FreeBSD more like MS or RHEL or whatever. Anyway, those example questions you used above are really FreeBSD questions of a sort, (even if kind of newbie-ish and maybe more rightfully belonging on a newbie list) and don't hurt anyone by showing up on the questions list. ////jerry > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"