From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 6 08:09:25 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5094416A4DF for ; Wed, 6 Sep 2006 08:09:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from phessler@theapt.org) Received: from gir.theapt.org (gir.theapt.org [209.204.157.98]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE9E443D45 for ; Wed, 6 Sep 2006 08:09:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from phessler@theapt.org) Received: from zombie.theapt.org (unknown [IPv6:2001:5a8:4:e0:20f:b0ff:fef6:4619]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by gir.theapt.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58B2C39596; Wed, 6 Sep 2006 01:09:23 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 01:09:13 -0700 From: Peter Hessler To: Timo Schoeler In-Reply-To: <44FE7D14.4060909@riscworks.net> References: <20060831110112.J82634@hub.org> <20060831184715.B82634@hub.org> <44F7619B.8010609@evilkittens.org> <20060831192632.T82634@hub.org> <20060831225719.GG25515@ribeyre.gentiane.org> <20060831200228.B82634@hub.org> <20060831230642.GH25515@ribeyre.gentiane.org> <20060831201338.F82634@hub.org> <20060905070219.GC13764@titan.klemm.apsfilter.org> <20060905141802.GB5021@peereboom.us> <64617.61.9.41.179.1157518242.squirrel@co-mail.ched.gov.ph> <44FE7D14.4060909@riscworks.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 1.9.6 (GTK+ 2.8.20; x86_64-unknown-openbsd4.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20060906080923.58B2C39596@gir.theapt.org> Cc: miros-discuss@mirbsd.org, misc@openbsd.org, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org, netbsd-users@netbsd.org Subject: Re: The future of NetBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:09:25 -0000 On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:47:32 +0200 Timo Schoeler wrote: : > Hi All! : > : > I agree totally with Mr. Peereboom. IMHO, BLOBS are not sustainable : > in the long run. If a manufacturer decides to retire a particular : > model (driver support included) while OS keeps on releasing newer : > versions (which include changes in the design and/or how things are : > implemented) one will be facing two scenarios: stasis or an : > unstable system. Both I believe is distasteful. : : definitely. but on the other hand there's 15 minutes of fame if you : support a device (using a blob) today -- as others won't support it. If you want 15 minutes of fame, go rob a liquor store. -- One thing the inventors can't seem to get the bugs out of is fresh paint.