Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 04:19:38 -0800 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Chris" <racerx@makeworld.com>, "FreeBSD - Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: My thoughts on the list as of late... Message-ID: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNIEGGFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <420DF23C.2030008@makeworld.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Chris > Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 4:11 AM > To: FreeBSD - Questions > Subject: OT: My thoughts on the list as of late... > > > As I read *some* (mainly because there is far too much crap going in, > and not enough decent content coming out) of the postings, I reflect > back on my personal views on mankind as a whole. > > Being of a cynical nature - I tend to look at things with a > "there must > be a reason for this influx of crapoloa in". > > I come up with, divide and conquer. I'm starting to see a pattern in > this list. Far too many users bickering about; > > 1. FreeBSD vs. (insert OS here) > 2. 4.xx is better then 5.xx > 3. Ports are crappy compared to ... > 4. Too many dependencies compared to ... > 5. FreeBSD is on SORBS ... what next? > > Etc. etc. etc. I suppose this could be just one big pissing contest, > then again (being cynical) I tend to think it's a select "group" of > users that are set out to divide and conquer. > > Keep the list in termoil, keep them bashing whom or whatever, > keep them > distracted from the real goals - so that when potential users want to > investigate *BSD, they see the turmoil going on within the *BSD lists. > > Could that be a turn off to the potential new-comer? Very possible. > Am I on target with this cynical point of view? Probably not however, > ask yourself after reading a few weeks of the garbage that seeps into > this list then pose that question again. > > I suppose it is all just coincidence that the list has become > messy over > the last few months. But is seems to me that it has increased more so > since the posting on the FreeBSD site relating to the "Deep Study". > > Again, I'm not pointing fingers. Nor am I creating an innuendo. I'm > simply drawing conclusions based on my view points and I > thought I might > share them in hopes that perhaps some of us will not respond to what I > think are baiting posts. > Good thoughts - now, I have to ask the obligatory "Is there a question somewhere here" before someone else does. You do realize that without asking one, you are participating in the non-question-based discussion you are trying to argue against, right? Ted
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