Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 13:59:56 -0400 (EDT) From: purebeef@shaw.wave.ca To: Tim Gerchmez <fewtch@serv.net> Cc: davidg@FreeBSD.ORG, brian@Awfulhak.org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: I'm leaving the FreeBSD scene. Message-ID: <XFMail.980724135956.purebeef@shaw.wave.ca> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980724064754.00818e60@mx.serv.net>
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On 24-Jul-98 Tim Gerchmez wrote: > Hi all... 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. > > I as a newbie for the last 3 years can't beleive you would just drop FreeBSD so quickly. Are you on some kind of power trip? Did you try to write something for FreeBSD but were turned down? Battling with unix concepts for the last 3 years is probably what has kept my interest alive...if I were to just take the "take it or leave it" attitude, best I quit living altogether. By the way, are you the person that left the instructions on one of the mailing lists regarding upgrading? If you are, you certainly have a short fuse. Another thing, do you think you can tell gates to close microsoft for going on tv and having his operation system (win98) go down? That would certainly be a great acheivement. l8trz, lanny ---------------------------------- E-Mail: purebeef@shaw.wave.ca Date: 24-Jul-98 Time: 13:54:22 This message was sent by XFMail ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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