Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 00:51:51 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> Cc: Brad Knowles <blk@skynet.be>, Paul Richards <paul@originative.co.uk>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The Merger, and what will its effects be on committers? Message-ID: <4.2.2.20000317004949.040fa100@localhost> In-Reply-To: <38D1C2FD.3339346F@gorean.org> References: <4.2.2.20000315175102.03f72520@localhost> <4.2.2.20000313111904.041e0c00@localhost> <4.2.2.20000313103859.0410fe30@localhost> <4.2.2.20000312160425.00b16e80@localhost> <Pine.LNX.4.20.0003112034290.431-100000@theory8.physics.iisc.ernet.in> <4.2.2.20000312122651.00b1e880@localhost> <4.2.2.20000312144558.04190e80@localhost> <4.2.2.20000312160425.00b16e80@localhost> <4.2.2.20000313103859.0410fe30@localhost> <4.2.2.20000313111904.041e0c00@localhost> <4.2.2.20000313131120.041d91f0@localhost> <v04220810b4f30063ef1e@[195.238.24.123]> <4.2.2.20000315175102.03f72520@localhost> <4.2.2.20000316175744.04112740@localhost>
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At 10:30 PM 3/16/2000 , Doug Barton wrote: > > The fact is, that if someone owns the trademark and doesn't make a > > commitment to an explicit policy, NO ONE knows whether he or she has a leg > > to stand on. This is known as FUD. > > No it isn't. FUD is short for "Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt." It's the >spreading of disinformation about a project by its detractors. This is a >common tactic employed by say, microsoft. Wrong. Note that the word "misinformation" is nowhere in the words "fear," "uncertainty," or "doubt." And for good reason. What FUD is, fundamentally, is an atmosphere in which people do not act because they cannot access their chances of success. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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