Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:31:58 +0200 From: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.org, current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: flowtable usable or not Message-ID: <4F514A5E.5040105@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4F5148A7.4080408@FreeBSD.org> References: <20120221143537.Horde.deyFDZjmRSRPQ52pxBIpnLA@webmail.leidinger.net> <BA7FFA2D-DEE6-4FB7-AE26-0BC79CBFD8C0@lists.zabbadoz.net> <4F4BA707.5070608@wasikowski.net> <4F4C3FE7.3040802@FreeBSD.org> <CACqU3MWx3pMMDncvOita-OAgfe=NPKtwKE2WeB_mdcYwozY81Q@mail.gmail.com> <4F4D51CB.2010508@FreeBSD.org> <4F4D5E5D.9040302@FreeBSD.org> <4F4DD288.5060106@FreeBSD.org> <CAHM0Q_O%2BCt6yhRL=B9oxgkL8EgLxZdo7-KFO2C8HqiN1=Kx_bw@mail.gmail.com> <4F4ED889.2070608@FreeBSD.org> <4F500BB9.4040307@FreeBSD.org> <CAHM0Q_OfeB7Kb=pgjGq0uffLJdJROGoCaGz=25Jito-kweAxRQ@mail.gmail.com> <4F5088CA.1090108@FreeBSD.org> <CAHM0Q_MZM6Gn_zPzxz5tLuzPOW=kK9YxqmrLTyitvGfAPhrkbw@mail.gmail.com> <4F510FBD.50008@FreeBSD.org> <4F513B2D.6010809@FreeBSD.org> <4F5148A7.4080408@FreeBSD.org>
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on 03/03/2012 00:24 Doug Barton said the following: > On 3/2/2012 1:27 PM, Andriy Gapon wrote: >> on 02/03/2012 20:21 Doug Barton said the following: >>> ... and here is the crux of the problem. The vast majority of our >>> developers don't use FreeBSD as their regular workstation. >> >> Do you care to back this up with facts? > > You mean other than the very few hands that go up whenever we discuss > "who is actually using FreeBSD as their desktop?" If that doesn't work > for you, look around at the next developer's summit and take note of the > overwhelming preponderance of fruit logos. > > Just looking at the committers, of which we have over 300, only a couple > dozen at most have ever identified as actually using FreeBSD as a > desktop at my count. Taking the larger development community into > account I think the numbers are a little better, but not much. OK, I agree that anyone can have his own impressions and now I realize that you stated your own impression based on your observations. It's just that it sounded like you stated a fact. -- Andriy Gapon
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