Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 19:24:40 +0100 From: Brad Knowles <blk@skynet.be> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, allenc@verinet.com (Allen Campbell) Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: This is stupid Message-ID: <v04220813b4f826a8481c@[195.238.1.121]> In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20000317103557.00b32ef0@localhost> References: <4.2.2.20000317092004.040fc560@localhost> <38D1F624.2C97055A@verinet.com> <4.2.2.20000317092004.040fc560@localhost> <4.2.2.20000317103557.00b32ef0@localhost>
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At 10:38 AM -0700 2000/3/17, Brett Glass wrote: > The net effect of the policy you advocate is that FreeBSD would effectively > be the exclusive property of Walnut Creek, which would have an interlocking > directorate with the FreeBSD Foundation. You really haven't been listening, have you? Chinese walls are a standard feature in the business world, and it is in the best interests of all the parties concerned to make sure that they really work -- otherwise, they open themselves up to potential lawsuits, etc.... For whatever reason that I can't begin to fathom, you won't hear what's been said, and you just keep spinning that same broken record. Even if you're right, then you can bring this issue up then. But you've cried wolf quite a lot, and even if there was a wolf, it couldn't possibly be more than about two days old. Assuming that this actually is a problem (which I consider highly unlikely), there is still plenty of time to deal with this problem once we see it start to become a real issue. Until then, you're wasting our time and your breath, and you're proving to more and more people just how clueless you really are, thus reducing the probability that you could have a successful product due to all the potential customers you would already have excessively annoyed. It's in your own best interests to just shut up and let this issue die. I strongly suggest that you at least wait until you've got some real evidence that this is a problem before you bring it up again. Remember the old adage that it's better to remain silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and leave no doubt? Well, right now I don't think there can be much doubt about you. -- These are my opinions -- not to be taken as official Skynet policy ====================================================================== Brad Knowles, <blk@skynet.be> || Belgacom Skynet SA/NV Systems Architect, Mail/News/FTP/Proxy Admin || Rue Colonel Bourg, 124 Phone/Fax: +32-2-706.13.11/12.49 || B-1140 Brussels http://www.skynet.be || Belgium To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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