Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 13:26:48 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg> To: Nikolas Britton <freebsd@nbritton.org> Cc: kris@obsecurity.org Subject: Re: The only worthwhile logo-related comments so far.... Message-ID: <420EE518.9070605@pacific.net.sg> In-Reply-To: <420EDF52.1090408@nbritton.org> References: <20050213004204.GA91920@xor.obsecurity.org> <20050213021055.69766.qmail@web53901.mail.yahoo.com> <20050213022605.GA24426@xor.obsecurity.org> <420ED112.80401@pacific.net.sg> <420EDF52.1090408@nbritton.org>
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Hi, Nikolas Britton wrote: > Erich Dollansky wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Kris Kennaway wrote: >> >>> On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 06:10:55PM -0800, stheg olloydson wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Core being Core will do what they think is best, and they have every >>>> right to. That's not my point. My point is the discussion took place in >>>> secret. What I am suggesting is that when certain discussions take >>>> place that they be publicly readable. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Again, FreeBSD has never worked that way, but if you think it should >>> then you should raise the suggestion with core. >>> >> Could this be the real reason for the "acceptance" problem? >> >> In the same moment, this is also the reason for its strengths. A small >> number of people "controls" FreeBSD giving it a direction they think >> is best. > > > Also remember that the community (committers) voted them into "office" > to represent and make decisions for us. > Do not get me wrong here. I do not think that this is bad. I think that this is the reason for the acceptance as it is by companies. No matter what FreeBSD will do, companies will not accept FreeBSD more as long as this structure stays like this. On the other side, it is this structure which made FreeBSD to what FreeBSD is. Erich
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