Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:04:23 -0500 From: "Aryeh M. Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> Cc: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.org>, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why the FreeBSD license will not be changing Message-ID: <4786F8D7.9000403@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4786C978.5070605@chuckr.org> References: <47864933.6010203@gmail.com> <200801101717.m0AHHHmF068362@fire.js.berklix.net> <bef9a7920801100937m3793e1c4la546d9ae49b1433d@mail.gmail.com> <200801110016.m0B0GNP4080451@fire.js.berklix.net> <4786C978.5070605@chuckr.org>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Chuck Robey wrote: > Julian H. Stacey wrote: >> "Aryeh Friedman" wrote: >>> On Jan 10, 2008 12:17 PM, Julian Stacey <jhs@berklix.org> >>> wrote: >>>> Please Discuss Licensing On chat@, Not current@ ! >>>> >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >>>> >>>> This is the mailing list for users of freebsd-current. It >>>> includes warnings about new features coming out in -current >>>> that will affect the users, and instructions on steps that >>>> must be taken to remain -current. Anyone running "current" >>>> must subscribe to this list. >>>> >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat >>>> >>>> This list contains the overflow from the other lists about >>>> non-technical, social information. It includes discussion >>>> about whether Jordan looks like a tune ferret or not, whether >>>> or not to type in capitals, who is drinking too much coffee, >>>> where the best beer is brewed, who is brewing beer in their >>>> basement, and so on. Occasional announcements of important >>>> events (such as upcoming parties, weddings, births, new jobs, >>>> etc) can be made to the technical lists, but the follow ups >>>> should be directed to this list. >>> Small note I have already stated several times in the thread >>> why this is not in -chat@ >> No excuse. Abuse of current@ list remit may annoy people to >> request postmaster@ to remove abuser. Better: - Find another >> forum, perhaps already existing but not on > @freebsd.org, Or >> - Use chat@freebsd, Or - Ask postmaster@freebsd to create a list >> for those who want it, eg: law@freebsd remit: "Licensing, >> Copyright, Law, Software > Patents" > > God, this one in particular incenses me. "No one listens to me > when they know it's me talking, so I want to swindle folks into > believing that I'm of sane mind, and get them to waste their > precious hobby time on my blither. My right to bother them comes > before their right not to listen, and honestly be damned." > > "If I went to the list that pre-announces that its only idiots like > me, no one would be tricked into wasting their time with me. > Clearly, I deserve your time. I will follow your list guidelines > only when they force everyone to listen to me. Rules are for lower > life-forms, anyways." > > (BTW, I can get away with this, legally, on chat, which is where > this went. You'll know who it was aimed at by noticing who it is > who responds loudest to it.) It's not the first time that > particular person has told me he won't follow list rules because no > one reads it otherwise. Beware, I still have that mail! And if you remember I asked specifically for all replies to go to the approriate list - -- Aryeh M. Friedman FloSoft Systems, Java Developer Tools. http://www.flosoft-systems.com Developer, not business, friendly. "Free software != Free beer" Blog: http://www.flosoft-systems.com/flosoft_systems_community/blogs/aryeh/index.php -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHhvjXjRvRjGmHRgQRAtEMAKC0L76xAnir8tuTS+guFNhZjwgCUACfdJb2 HlqkrpOWFOKrZAwI+oA95Nc= =nsnR -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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