From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Nov 29 23:47:45 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from pilot013.cl.msu.edu (pilot013.cl.msu.edu [35.9.5.113]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8903157CF for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:47:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from andres@msu.edu) Received: from andres (pm456-31.dialip.mich.net [198.110.21.89]) by pilot013.cl.msu.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id CAA21572; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 02:47:35 -0500 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19991130024727.009fe100@pilot.msu.edu> X-Sender: andres@pilot.msu.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 02:47:27 -0500 To: Martin Horcicka , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, misc@openbsd.org, netbsd-users@netbsd.org From: "STeve Andre'" Subject: Re: Why so many BSDs? In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I think you might be able to distill that down to one word: freedom. Each group does things its own way. As with any complex undertaking which involves many people, there comes a time when a group fissions, heading off in two different directions. If you think about it you'll see this effect in other areas of your life, too. The technical aspects of why one group splits off from another is irrelevant; it simply happens. However, the projects do help each other, quite a lot. The code that one develops frequently makes it way into other projects, such that what one group does has benefits for all the others. The philosophy of being open is so wonderful--here at least, there are no Scrooges jealously guarding source code, ensuring that no one else gets the benefit of it. The freedom to freely regroup ultimately helps all. --STeve Andre' andres@msu.edu At 08:27 AM 11/30/1999 +0100, Martin Horcicka wrote: >Hi, > >the thing I've never understood is why you are developing three BSD >systems separately - well, they are not too separate because if one >system implements a thing the other two will probably port it. > >Wouldn't it be better to join the projects together and this way to more >effectively use your time, skills and energy? > >Please, don't lapidate me - I'd just like to know the reasons. > >Martin > >P.S. I'm not member of this lists, so please answer directly to me. > >Sorry for cross-list message. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message