Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2012 15:02:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Pedro Giffuni <pfg@freebsd.org> To: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>, Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Sayetsky Anton <vsjcfm@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org>, " O.Hartmann" <ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> Subject: Re: Why NOT using FreeBSD? Re: ports/169581: editors/libreoffice: Message-ID: <1341439342.60791.YahooMailClassic@web113503.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <4FF4B427.1010808@FreeBSD.org>
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Just IMHO;=0A=0A--- Mer 4/7/12, Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> ha scritto:= =0A...=0A> >>=0A> >> This is not what I expect from quality securing! It=0A= > >> is simply a mess and definitely another reason=0A> >> and point for th= e thread "Why NOT using FreeBSD".=0A> >=0A> > sure libreoffice is so easy t= o port...=0A> > =0A> > /me officially gives up with that libreoffice port,= =0A> > open for new volunteers =0A> =0A> If you don't have time to work on = the port, then don't,=0A> that's not a problem. But throwing a hissy fit he= re=0A> doesn't help at all.=0A=0AEven on paid jobs, people always have the = right to quit.=0A=0AThe thing, as I see it, is that people have to understa= nd=0Athis is a volunteer project and if people don't do things=0Aby themsel= ves they really can't demand someone else to=0Ado it for them.=0A=0A=0A> It= 's a plain fact that a working office suite is a basic=0A> requirement for = most desktop users. If _we_ can't provide=0A> that (note, not you, personal= ly, we, as a=0A> project), it's a valid reason for users to avoid FreeBSD f= or=0A> desktop use.=0A> =0A=0AThe system is as strong as it's weakest link.= There=0Aare perfectly good office suites for FreeBSD and even=0Athen for s= ome of us that is not enough to use FreeBSD=0A(or linux) as a desktop.=0A= =0A> If we're ever going to make progress in this area we=0A> have to be wi= lling to examine and absorb facts; and=0A> then act accordingly.=0A>=0A=0AI= f people think a particular office suite is critical=0Athen *they* have to = spend time on it. If no one has=0Athe time or skills then maybe it's not th= at important=0Aat all.=0A=0A=0APedro.
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