Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:10:56 -0500 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: prad <prad@towardsfreedom.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors Message-ID: <18756.16640.388575.588297@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <20081213150320.54cbf380@gom.home> References: <200812112345.20572.perlcat@alltel.net> <20081212174607.GC36348@kokopelli.hydra> <4942B6A3.504@gmail.com> <18754.48923.616173.319215@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20081212205614.GB37185@kokopelli.hydra> <31371229120906@webmail12.yandex.ru> <87iqppdlzh.fsf@kobe.laptop> <20081213002037.F5665@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20081213092104.GC39031@kokopelli.hydra> <20081213103054.B8893@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20081213194302.GA51063@kokopelli.hydra> <20081213122621.001352ad@gom.home> <87ej0bkcr8.fsf@kobe.laptop> <20081213150320.54cbf380@gom.home>
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prad writes: > > We have a fantastic postmaster, who is single-handedly managing dozens > > of mailing lists, replying to posts about email problems for the > > entire *.FreeBSD.org domain, and making sure that we get as little > > spam as possible. That sort of service that is so good and so > > transparent that it is _very_ easy to forget how useful and thankless > > it is. > > very true! i've been surprised at the low spam ratio here for > sure! we all owe a debt of gratitude to this postmaster. Well, yes. On the other hand, spamming a mailing list full of computer geeks - crochety and otherwise - is about as productive as trying to rob a bar full of police. Robert Huff
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