Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:12:28 -0700 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors Message-ID: <20081215061228.GE5527@kokopelli.hydra> In-Reply-To: <20081213122621.001352ad@gom.home> References: <4942B6A3.504@gmail.com> <18754.48923.616173.319215@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20081212205614.GB37185@kokopelli.hydra> <31371229120906@webmail12.yandex.ru> <87iqppdlzh.fsf@kobe.laptop> <20081213002037.F5665@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20081213092104.GC39031@kokopelli.hydra> <20081213103054.B8893@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20081213194302.GA51063@kokopelli.hydra> <20081213122621.001352ad@gom.home>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 12:26:21PM -0800, prad wrote: > On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:43:02 -0700 > Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote: > > > I'll > > provide a technical example, as opposed to a social example, so maybe > > you'll be able to understand my point ... > > > good illustrative examples, chad! > > i think moderation has value if it is done reasonably. for instance, > people who talk about foreign currency values on a freebsd list should > be watched very closely. I think that can be handled quite easily by community social pressure, and moderation would just set a precedent for "it's someone else's job". > > woj made a good point in another post i think in that he's happy > helping beginners who really do wish to learn. i know i've come across > some who think the world owes them everything and make ridiculous > demands on a list (not to mention ot posts - and they aren't even > trying to sell you anything!). > > however, in general i like giorgos' comment the best that he was helped > a decade ago and he's returning that favor. so in that respect, i agree > with your 'false positives' concern - innocent till proven guilty! Thank you. > > anyone know if there are moderators for this list? > > i know there are some very nice people who keep watch. once i messaged > the test list with a ports question (i was having trouble emailing this > one - so i was testing to see if there was some problem in general), > and a very considerate person from freebsd.org, Remko Lodder, emailed > me asking if i knew that i was emailing the test list. i found it > really decent that people look out for others here! Me too -- and I'm glad you weren't told to go away and email a different list because ports questions are "off topic" for the test list. -- Chad Perrin [ content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] Quoth Martin Luther: "Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women?" [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAklF9UwACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKU6XwCgzQgVD94P8LmhTRmSDAsipLgq xtUAoO/encVC77r5A8VqQhC3/9iB2L3f =Ozq5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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