From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 10 14:59:21 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 619A616A4D4 for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 14:59:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from out005.verizon.net (out005pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.143]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEBF043D46 for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 14:59:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: from keyslapper.org ([68.163.189.143]) by out005.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20050210145920.DEGC6130.out005.verizon.net@keyslapper.org> for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 08:59:20 -0600 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by keyslapper.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 581BB11E41 for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:59:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from keyslapper.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (keyslapper.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 91384-05 for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:59:11 -0500 (EST) Received: by keyslapper.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id B04EB11E3A; Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:59:11 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:59:11 -0500 From: Louis LeBlanc To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050210145911.GC89175@keyslapper.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20050210055117.GA96699@keyslapper.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="lrZ03NoBR/3+SXJZ" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-PGP-Key: http://www.keyslapper.net/~leblanc/leblanc-at-keyslapper-net.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.7i X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at keyslapper.net X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out005.verizon.net from [68.163.189.143] at Thu, 10 Feb 2005 08:59:19 -0600 Subject: Re: Please don't change Beastie to another crap logo such asNetBSD!!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 14:59:21 -0000 --lrZ03NoBR/3+SXJZ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 02/10/05 12:55 AM, Ted Mittelstaedt sat at the `puter and typed: > owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org wrote: > > On 02/09/05 09:45 PM, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC sat at the > > `puter and typed: > >=20 > > Yes, but business is why Microsoft Windows (*) sucks old rocks. > > Microsoft is in business to make money, not better software. I was > > always under the impression that while the FreeBSD foundation was "in > > business" to promote FreeBSD, the chief focus of the core team has > > always been a better OS. Keeping Beastie is a statement of sorts that > > the FreeBSD team is NOT interested in business, just their work. > >=20 > > Once upon a time, a geek could get by with their idiosyncrasies > > because they were obviously not interested in the power points that > > the businessmen and politicians wanted. They were only interested in > > their gadgetry, software, and whatever cool new technology came along. > > Now, one by one, everyone's worried about "business like" images, > > logos, and whatnot.=20 > >=20 >=20 > Hi Louis, >=20 > Yep, I was wondering how long it would take before someone figured > this one out. We know the real rea$on$ that this logo change is > being contemplated, don't we. Thank you. I thought I was the only one . . . > > You may be right, but I still strongly (but respectfully) disagree. > > >=20 > And I strongly disagree without any respect. Respectful disagreement > is one of the power points that the businessmen and politicians > want, it has never been a geek idiosyncracy. LOL! Yeah, well, I have to admit, I'm fuming over here too. Lou --=20 Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD-at-keyslapper-DOT-net Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) Please send off-list email to: leblanc at keyslapper d.t net Key fingerprint =3D C5E7 4762 F071 CE3B ED51 4FB8 AF85 A2FE 80C8 D9A2 Immortality consists largely of boredom. -- Zefrem Cochrane, "Metamorphosis", stardate 3219.8 --lrZ03NoBR/3+SXJZ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCC3a/r4Wi/oDI2aIRAiJZAKCIeK27Acu2kbsN2jtlnyvzb2JaQgCfTwF6 DTZrTe5OKp6wY/0Tz/EEJAo= =M+1M -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --lrZ03NoBR/3+SXJZ--