From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Oct 12 5:44:31 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from probity.mcc.ac.uk (probity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.94]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C2CA37B401; Fri, 12 Oct 2001 05:44:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97] helo=dogma) by probity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #7) id 15s1fn-000O6V-00; Fri, 12 Oct 2001 13:44:19 +0100 Received: (from jcm@localhost) by dogma (8.11.4/8.11.1) id f9CCiI417610; Fri, 12 Oct 2001 13:44:18 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jcm) Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 13:44:17 +0100 From: j mckitrick To: Eric Melville Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can we learn from this article? Message-ID: <20011012134417.A17575@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20011011141126.B6386@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20011012001023.A96202@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20011012001023.A96202@FreeBSD.org>; from eric@freebsd.org on Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 12:10:23AM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 12:10:23AM -0700, Eric Melville wrote: | and gnome"? In the free software world, the general low-clue pointy-hair | managers do not exist. So, instead of them, we get the troll kiddies, the | ones that whine all day about this being better than that. What difference | does it make? It's not like either of them ever write any useful code. Well, that's true. One of the arguments made on this list has been that the lack of direction and true leadership has led to a lot of duplication of effort, and re-invention of the wheel. Everyone likes to write new desktops, video/sound drivers, and ICQ clients because the result is tangible, visible, and demand can be stirred up. But try getting a volunteer programmer to start on a new circuit design program, and watch it never get off the ground. | The claim that win32 will now stomp the unix world because it has serial | console support and some shell tools is pathetic as well. Since when does | just catching up to the rest of the world make one superior? Combine perceived progress with monopoly power, and you have a potent combination. And don't forget the FUD. | Next on amazon.com: "I'm A Massive Tool", by Adam Barr. LOL! jm -- My other computer is your windows box. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message