From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Sep 12 13: 6:45 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from lariat.lariat.org (lariat.lariat.org [206.100.185.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECC5614A0E for ; Sun, 12 Sep 1999 13:06:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brett@lariat.org) Received: from mustang (IDENT:ppp0.lariat.org@lariat.lariat.org [206.100.185.2]) by lariat.lariat.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA14572; Sun, 12 Sep 1999 14:06:21 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19990912134942.04a5d7a0@localhost> X-Sender: brett@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 14:06:06 -0600 To: Jay Nelson , freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG From: Brett Glass Subject: Re: Brett or no Brett? In-Reply-To: References: <19990912154950.D10106@freebie.lemis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 02:28 PM 9/12/99 -0500, Jay Nelson wrote: >As much as I disagree with Brett's egalitarian vision of FreeBSD's >future and strident advocacy, I realize that not everyone agrees with the idea of strident advocacy (though, from a memetic viewpoint, it is something that has to be done, IMHO). And, as I say frequently, disagreement is fine: while it sometimes leads to arguments, it also leads to thoughtful examination of the issues. But, just out of curiosity, why do you disagree with the notion of egalitarianism -- or at least even-handedness -- where distributions are concerned? If FreeBSD becomes known as, effectively, the property of Walnut Creek CDROM, it will almost certainly dampen contributors' desire to contribute. They will realize that they are working not for the good of all but -- to a large extent -- for the exclusive benefit of Walnut Creek CDROM. This would not be a good thing, and therefore the impediments to the creation of alternative distributions should be removed. In addition, the existence of multiple distributions means more contributions of money, time, and advocacy by the creators of those distributions. This can only be a good thing. >I dislike the sophomoric and sometimes >acid responses he seems to draw from others on this list. So do I, and I must admit that I don't fully understand why the people who post them are showing such venom. Nothing I've said, or would like to do, is adverse to the interests or success of FreeBSD as a development project, and postings which characterize me as an "enemy of the project" seem more designed to prejudice others against me than to contribute something constructive to the discussion. In fact, I think that my proposals stand to do the project great good. >Would I be out of line suggesting that those who don't like what Brett >writes simply not read or respond? This is what I do when I find that I'm not interested in a topic. (I don't generally tune out individual people, because I want to hear what they have to say even if I don't agree with them. But your mileage may vary, of course.) --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message