From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 15 07:04:27 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA66B1065687 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:04:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prad@towardsfreedom.com) Received: from idcmail-mo1so.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo1so.shaw.ca [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A64AD8FC20 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:04:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prad@towardsfreedom.com) Received: from pd4ml1so-ssvc.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.141.141]) by pd4mo1so-svcs.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 15 Dec 2008 00:04:27 -0700 X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.0 c=0 a=KoDPwd6_AAAA:8 a=vilmFvo7Q7SXnrCZSvsA:9 a=5Kn6dSsGdn27N6vRrmZq7eWtV-EA:4 a=7Dsci7dhZp0A:10 a=D02SvSX6Ox4A:10 a=hMM2GHGroxMA:10 Received: from s0106000d935c7902.du.shawcable.net (HELO gom.home) ([70.67.160.177]) by pd4ml1so-dmz.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 15 Dec 2008 00:04:26 -0700 Received: from gom.home (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gom.home (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5331C1701E for ; Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:04:25 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:04:25 -0800 From: prad To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20081214230425.68dfd5e7@gom.home> In-Reply-To: <20081215061228.GE5527@kokopelli.hydra> 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> <20081215061228.GE5527@kokopelli.hydra> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.3.1 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:04:27 -0000 On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:12:28 -0700 Chad Perrin wrote: > 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". > i don't think that has to happen at all. personally i think self-moderation is best, followed by moderation (which i haven't found to be a bad thing). here the former seems to be dominant because of the quality of people on the list, so it is quite sufficient. -- In friendship, prad ... with you on your journey Towards Freedom http://www.towardsfreedom.com (website) Information, Inspiration, Imagination - truly a site for soaring I's