From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jun 1 1:45:23 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from axl.noc.iafrica.com (axl.noc.iafrica.com [196.31.1.175]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CCE0150E1 for ; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 01:45:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sheldonh@axl.noc.iafrica.com) Received: from sheldonh (helo=axl.noc.iafrica.com) by axl.noc.iafrica.com with local-esmtp (Exim 3.00 #1) id 10okAD-0006FQ-00; Tue, 01 Jun 1999 10:44:49 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn To: Alexander Maret Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: xl driver for 3Com In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 01 Jun 1999 10:31:21 +0200." <91DA20EC3C3DD211833400A0245A4EA9BA0E54@erlangen01.axis.de> Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 10:44:49 +0200 Message-ID: <24015.928226689@axl.noc.iafrica.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, 01 Jun 1999 10:31:21 +0200, Alexander Maret wrote: > There are so many FreeBSD-Hackers who are whining that Linux has so > many users and FreeBSD hasn't. No there are not. There are many FreeBSD enthusiasts who are whining that Linux has so many users and FreeBSD hasn't. FreeBSD _developers_ seem to be more concerned with producing a rock-solid operating system than producing a popular operating system. That is why most of the folks working on FreeBSD are more interested in meaningful problem reports than arm-waving fanatics. If there's a choice between keeping happy 100 people who don't know what's going on, or working with 10 people who do, most folks are going to choose to ignore the 100 for the sake of the 10. Not because they despise people who don't know what's going on, but because they can get good results out of people who do. This is natural and healthy given the objective of the FreeBSD project, which has never been to take over the world. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message