From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 27 20:44:27 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9D8110656DF for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 20:44:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E3448FC08 for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 20:44:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1M9Pz7-00054G-5X for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 27 May 2009 20:44:25 +0000 Received: from 70.67.160.177 ([70.67.160.177]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 20:44:25 +0000 Received: from prad by 70.67.160.177 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 20:44:25 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: prad Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 13:44:11 -0700 Lines: 36 Message-ID: <20090527134411.140ea4c7@gom> References: <6C96EEF057EDE24197FECB0D1EA035044A8F6EB461@h1341255.aoemedia.de> <744a9119476160472a319bbc9f4fd799.squirrel@relay.lc-words.com> <065001c9def1$54ae3f40$fe0abdc0$@za.org> <20090527124014.6998139c@gom> <20090527203000.GA1328@fusion.opticnetworks.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 70.67.160.177 X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 3.7.1 (GTK+ 2.16.1; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Sender: news Subject: Re: Sponsoring FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 20:44:28 -0000 On Wed, 27 May 2009 22:30:01 +0200 Chris Knipe wrote: > If you want the world to believe you have a mature OS, *ACT* like you > have a mature OS... > i think it is a good idea for people to act maturely on forums otherwise we stop communicating and start screammunicating. > Why am I still here, replying, reading? Because, I'm INTERESTED. > and that's probably the best reason for staying. i think different people have different 'visions' for freebsd and are passionately attached to their own. as long as they express their viewpoint maturely in accordance with proper forum etiquette there is room for the variety of visions. i think you, for instance, have just done so in this concerned and detailed post (that may be the second best reason for not leaving). you've addressed specific matters regarding the image of freebsd. whether others agree or disagree with you is not relevant so long as they 1) express themselves maturely 2) justify their viewpoint rationally -- In friendship, prad ... with you on your journey Towards Freedom http://www.towardsfreedom.com (website) Information, Inspiration, Imagination - truly a site for soaring I's