Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:11:02 +0200 From: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD is becoming ... by, and for, FreeBSD developers Message-ID: <4F16A8C6.9070709@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <5000.1326883643@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <5000.1326883643@critter.freebsd.dk>
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on 18/01/2012 12:47 Poul-Henning Kamp said the following: > > FreeBSD has _always_ been a project by the community, for the community > and there is no way it can be any other way. Well, reading this http://wiki.freebsd.org/FreeBSD-ng it seems that in the past there was a "for users" component related to FreeBSD release process. > (You can consider this a law of nature as far as voluntary organizations > of intelligent beings governed by the principle of self-interest.) > > If FreeBSD does not do what you want it to do, there is only one thing > you can do: Change the composition of the community so more members > share your interest and care for your problems. > > Traditionally unsuccessful ways of getting FreeBSD to do what you want: > > Kvetch > Complain > Whine > Argue that "Somebody should..." > Asking "What is core doing about..." > Threathen to use a competing operating system > Threathen to use a more appropriate operating system. > Threathen to write your own operating system. > Declare "FreeBSD is dying because I no longer use it" > > Traditionally successful ways of getting FreeBSD to do what you want: > > Join the community and do it yourself > Brib^H^H^H^HDonate cool hardware to community members > Brib^H^H^H^HPay cool cash to community members > Employ community members > Employ people to become community members > > Ohh, and: > > Shut up and code > +500. -- Andriy Gapon
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