Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 06:47:54 -0700 From: Tim Gerchmez <fewtch@serv.net> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: brian@Awfulhak.org, davidg@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: I'm leaving the FreeBSD scene. Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980724064754.00818e60@mx.serv.net>
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Hi all... Well, the last couple days have been "interesting" ones for me. I've gotten the chance to witness first-hand the various methodologies and techniques FreeBSD utilizes in releasing a new version of their OS. I've learned a heck of a lot. Unfortunately, this knowledge will be mostly useless to me, as I'm leaving the FreeBSD scene entirely, effective now. Some of you may be relieved, most probably don't care one way or another, some reading this probably don't know who I am at all. "It's all good," as far as I'm concerned. I'll be maintaining a small 200-meg installation of FreeBSD on my workshop PC, and will be offering 2.2.6 to people as an OS option when I get my PC hardware build business going (sometime in the near future). But my participation in the mailing lists and FreeBSD newsgroups, as well as correspondence with the core team and developers, is over as of now. Best of luck to all of you in the future. Without meaning to be or sound nasty, I think you may need it in the long run. FreeBSD is not following proven modern software testing methodologies in releasing new versions of their OS, and this is hazardous, to say the least (at the very least, it will have the effect of "putting off" newbies trying the OS for the first time, and slow the growth of FreeBSD). Perhaps I have it all wrong, and this is the way it's always been done in the "free software world." I don't care - I don't want any part of it anymore. I'll be dedicating all 4 gigabytes of my main machine to Windows 95 (and soon Win98), giving it plenty of room to "spread out." At least Microsoft has a software testing department. I've enjoyed my participation especially on the FreeBSD-related Usenet newsgroups, and will be sorry to be leaving, but I just couldn't stand to watch all the bumbling and fumbling around as 2.2.7 was "released," and the 20+ hours of time wasted downloading 2.2.7, which I don't trust my data to one iota. My personal opinion is that this release will be unsuccessful anyway; Many people will look on it as a minor bug fix upgrade due to the version numbering scheme (2.2.6 -> 2.2.7) and not bother to download it or purchase a CD-ROM. Anyway, thanks for an "interesting" and at times enjoyable (also at times highly disappointing) learning experience. Perhaps a commercial Unix would be more suited for my purposes (which consist mainly of learning Unix right now), and there's still a slight chance I may give Linux a shot. Best to all, Tim fewtch@serv.net -- My web site starts at http://www.serv.net/~fewtch/index.html - lots of goodies for everyone, have a look if you have the time. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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