Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 16:40:53 -1000 From: Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com> To: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> Cc: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>, Andrew Atrens <atrens@nortel.com>, current@freebsd.org, small@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD's embedded agenda Message-ID: <EA46571D-DE93-4304-A1CB-3B2CD1E849BC@netgate.com> In-Reply-To: <20060525200846.GA2796@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <1148585364.447605943e3e1@imp2-g19.free.fr> <4784.1148586952@critter.freebsd.dk> <20060525200846.GA2796@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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On May 25, 2006, at 10:08 AM, Wilko Bulte wrote: > On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 09:55:52PM +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote.. >> In message <1148585364.447605943e3e1@imp2-g19.free.fr>, Olivier >> Gautherot write >> s: >> >>> For the filesystem, we could think of a standard one - why >>> reinvent the wheel >>> when FreeBSD already has a good one that could be used, possibly >>> with a few >>> tweaks? >> >> "The adequate has always been the worst enemy of excellence" > > Or worse still "it works/it is cheap" which appears to be todays > slogan. Its "Worse is better", and its been around for over a decade. http://www.jwz.org/doc/worse-is-better.html http://www.dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html >> Remember, it's: "FreeBSD, the best damn UNIX around", not "FreeBSD: >> Yet Another Mediocre UNIX". > > Make that UNIX-like or TOG will be on your back. Another one of these > modern times 'achievements'. eh? FreeBSD >is< (a) Unix. (Linux is not.)
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