Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 11:42:02 +1100 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: From Slashdot... Message-ID: <19990201114202.31405@welearn.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901311936300.374-100000@thelab.hub.org>; from The Hermit Hacker on Sun, Jan 31, 1999 at 07:53:03PM -0400 References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901312214360.52312-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901311936300.374-100000@thelab.hub.org>
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On Sun, Jan 31, 1999 at 07:53:03PM -0400, The Hermit Hacker wrote:
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> This is still the point that I'm trying to find out...what is it that we
> are trying to "do a good job at"?
We do whatever we feel like, if and when we feel like doing it, because
we enjoy it and/or somehow gain from doing it. Nobody pays anyone to do
what they don't want to do, and that's part of the reason why we do
such a good job. As our society becomes more and more Ferengi-like many
people find it hard to accept that this approach can work, but the
proof is right here in front of us. When our needs change, our actions
change, and we cause FreeBSD to change to meet those new needs.
No amount of flowery mission shatement is going to change what really
happens. In fact, if anything, slimy motivational claptrap which might
be popular in the USA would cause FreeBSD to lose face in countries
like Australia where we have a deep distrust of rhetoric. At best we
regard such things as comedy here.
Sure, if someone simply said "we're mainly concerned with <whatever>"
and others believed it, they might be inspired to push FreeBSD towards
excellence in that area (to the possible detriment of other areas).
More likely other people would disagree on priorities, and that is a
good thing. If I had the floor, FreeBSD would continue to improve as
the leading netris platform.
The way we do achieve particular long and medium range goals is to set
up projects, such as that for the Alpha port, so that people with
similar goals can coordinate their efforts and ensure quality outcomes.
Unless I'm missing something this does seem to work.
--
Regards,
-*Sue*-
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