From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 19 21:59:56 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4EFD106567A for ; Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:59:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mozolevsky@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pz0-f54.google.com (mail-pz0-f54.google.com [209.85.210.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 899208FC1E for ; Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:59:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: by dadi14 with SMTP id i14so319315dad.13 for ; Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:59:56 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=eyO7nbA2IeoIieWkEL9wlQgtoftjQeM/dpkoG7WrKVc=; b=m2+yZsZXQMPIreG6hhclW6lpaEXlfUfoMce+DsJCZI3axEIt6ZsxDIZsVgDFJ2Ui+F JTv8rdhJNLs34wcddAva2HEHpRZS3LD+ePK/UqP+2WyUgrK4iGzBc+G2lF9AKkdVk3yD EBLqJ6DG2doNkRdxvx2axKtxaXua7jlOjOIMg= Received: by 10.68.212.73 with SMTP id ni9mr56365660pbc.82.1327010396122; Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:59:56 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: mozolevsky@gmail.com Received: by 10.68.28.199 with HTTP; Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:59:15 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20248.18000.504769.86753@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <20248.18000.504769.86753@jerusalem.litteratus.org> From: Igor Mozolevsky Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:59:15 +0000 X-Google-Sender-Auth: MsmRPoQpCjxWjdYKqeXODtFM-Jo Message-ID: To: Robert Huff Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity, and lifecycle X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:59:56 -0000 On 19 January 2012 16:35, Robert Huff wrote: > > Igor Mozolevsky writes: > >> =C2=A0> Wouldn't this discourage even more people from helping? >> >> =C2=A0Would this not separate people who have a genuine interest in >> =C2=A0contributing from "tinker-monkeys"? > > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Did I miss a previous definition of "tinker-mo= nkey"? Coders who attempt to repair or improve something in a way that lacks a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm, often to no useful effect. First coined by me in this thread :-) Cheers, -- Igor M. :-)