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Date:      Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:46:51 -0500
From:      Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>
To:        Jeff Mohler <speedtoys.racing@gmail.com>
Cc:        Rico Secada <coolzone@io.dk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: is THIS why the 6.2 release seems stalled ?
Message-ID:  <20070110154651.GB97702@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <a969fbd10701092259w5a44f552k90e434d6cf85e6db@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 10:59:20PM -0800, Jeff Mohler wrote:

> Not all of us can program..but let me ask this question.
> 
> Linux is all volunteer, how did it get so far ahead?

It isn't.  People in the know like FreeBSD as a server which
is where it is mostly targeted - to the professional environment
as apposed to being a playtop.

////jerry

 
> Granted I'll take ports over RPM's and such any day, but..ports hasnt
> sucked up all of the Fbsd oxygen by itself in the last handful of
> years.
> 
> On 1/9/07, Rico Secada <coolzone@io.dk> wrote:
> >On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:01:51 -0600
> >"Nikolas Britton" <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> > FreeBSD is created and supported by volunteers.
> >> > Seems like you just posted a nice list of things
> >> > for you to get busy and contribute.
> >> >
> >>
> >> I don't have time to contribute work, I have a business to manage as
> >> well as other obligations that come first... I need this stuff to just
> >> work... so I can get real things done.
> >
> >So you need people to work freely, without any pay, to make things work
> >for you, so you can complain when something isn't working like you
> >want it to!? So you can get real things done!?
> >
> >If you have a business to manage, and just need this to work, made by
> >people who contribute for free, maybe its time you start to pay someone!?
> >
> >Now just shut up and go away!!!
> >_______________________________________________



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