From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 31 22:57:17 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 453B616A4CE for ; Sun, 31 Oct 2004 22:57:17 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mindfields.energyhq.es.eu.org (73.Red-213-97-200.pooles.rima-tde.net [213.97.200.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B19C43D1D for ; Sun, 31 Oct 2004 22:57:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from flynn@energyhq.es.eu.org) Received: from scienide.energyhq.es.eu.org (scienide.energyhq.es.eu.org [192.168.100.1]) by mindfields.energyhq.es.eu.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3954B362E1; Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:57:11 +0100 (CET) Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:57:13 +0100 From: Miguel Mendez To: "Ted Mittelstaedt" Message-Id: <20041031235713.14863e58.flynn@energyhq.es.eu.org> In-Reply-To: References: <20041031105926.4f06b06f.flynn@energyhq.es.eu.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.12-gtk2-20040918 (GTK+ 2.4.9; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg="pgp-sha1"; boundary="Signature=_Sun__31_Oct_2004_23_57_13_+0100_efEFxo4NirniHfz7" cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GPL vs BSD Licence X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 22:57:17 -0000 --Signature=_Sun__31_Oct_2004_23_57_13_+0100_efEFxo4NirniHfz7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 14:13:28 -0800 "Ted Mittelstaedt" wrote: Hi, > FreeBSD is not a dead operating system. Every day there are dozens if > not hundreds of NEW UERS who have NEVER encountered these 'useless > discussions'. To them, these discussions are not uninteresting, and That's not a reason to keep bringing the same topic on again and again. That's what FAQs and archives are for. And yes, even if you're new to the system you're expected to check the archives before posting a question. > You probably missed the issue if you think this is a discussion meant > to convince someone BSD is better than GPL. The people on this list > already KNOW that BSD is better than GPL. They don't need convincing. Says who, you? I thought people chose FreeBSD based on its technical merits and for being "the right tool for the job". > What they DO need to know, however, is WHY. That is educational > discussion not useless argument. It is when all you're doing is beat the dead horse. As I've already told you, check the archives, everything you might say now was said by Dyson long long ago. > My humble suggestion to you is that you shake off the idea you seem > to have that the ultimate goal is a 'finished' 100% BSDL system. If > that ever happened, BSD would be dead. You're confusing having BSDL'd tools with stale development. And now, please, let the thread die and don't bother answering to this either. Cheers, -- Miguel Mendez http://www.energyhq.es.eu.org PGP Key: 0xDC8514F1 Note: All HTML mail goes to /dev/null --Signature=_Sun__31_Oct_2004_23_57_13_+0100_efEFxo4NirniHfz7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBhW3MnLctrNyFFPERAsaDAKCgWaCm3s9SAanAjE7QjQ4AVpg+mACguT/R K6q1V+z3u2hviOkA4OXe8Ug= =WuUL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature=_Sun__31_Oct_2004_23_57_13_+0100_efEFxo4NirniHfz7--