Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2001 10:30:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Hodges <rh@matriplex.com> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Mall now BSDCentral Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10107071003530.12602-100000@mail.matriplex.com> In-Reply-To: <20010707004731V.jkh@osd.bsdi.com>
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> From: Shannon Hendrix <shannon@widomaker.com>
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Mall now BSDCentral
> Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2001 00:23:41 -0400
>
> > I don't think this is a good idea. The foundation can give a certain CD
> > vendor official status without limiting the rest. This is how things
> > were in the past, and it seemed OK to me.
On Sat, 7 Jul 2001, Jordan Hubbard wrote:
> Erm, I really think that some folks are missing the point with all
> this. It's not up to the foundation to determine how the release bits
> are distributed nor has it ever been, just as it's not up to the
> release engineer or the FreeBSD core team to determine how the
> foundation spends any money it collects.
Could I just ask exactly what the FreeBSD Foundation _is_?
I read the announcement and bylaws, and it looks like it is supposed
to be the offical organization representing FreeBSD. On the other
hand, many people have suggested that there is no connection between
Core and the Foundation. Although I infer tacit consent, I have not
heard any official blessing of the Foundation, either. But there is
more than a hint of transfering the FreeBSD trademark to the Foundation.
So, is the Foundation the heir apparent to whatever passes as the
"official" FreeBSD organization? Or is it just a "West Squirrel
Mountain Area FreeBSD Users Group"? (Not that there's anything
wrong with that...)
With Walnut Creek out of the picture, will Core continue to coordinate
official releases? If not Core, will the Foundation handle this? If
the Foundation holds the trademark, that implies that the Foundation has
some legal control over the distribution, at least as "FreeBSD".
And as far as distribution goes, if my vote counts, I would suggest
that anyone should have the right to sell (or give away) copies for
whatever price they want. The more copies, the better! I fail to
see why FreeBSD distribution should be "guided" to certain entities
based on their political contributions.
All the best,
-Richard
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