Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:01:37 -0500 From: Randi Harper <randi@freebsdgirl.com> To: Can Erkin Acar <canacar@eee.metu.edu.tr> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: allBSD's "Stop the Blob" Campaign Message-ID: <20070321230137.GA665@freebsdgirl.com> In-Reply-To: <20070321200702.GA10083@ee.eee.metu.edu.tr> References: <BAY108-F202004FBA20D0281C2721EA7740@phx.gbl> <20070321200702.GA10083@ee.eee.metu.edu.tr>
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--cNdxnHkX5QqsyA0e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 10:07:02PM +0200, Can Erkin Acar wrote: > Unfortunately, FreeBSD is doing the Open Source world a disservice > by allowing blobs and making "special" deals with vendors for > distributing such firmware. It is already hurting us, and will > hurt everyone, including FreeBSD much more in the future. You're right. Clearly, FreeBSD has failed the open source community. Screw = all those vendors! We'll remove support. That'll show 'em. FreeBSD may lose= a large percentage of it's user base due to lack of hardware support, but = hell, we didn't need them anyways. Let them run Linux. I know you're one of those OpenBSD advocates, so just to clarify: that was = sarcasm.=20 --=20 -- Randi Harper Email: randi@freebsdgirl.com Phone: 512.803.1166 URL: http://freebsdgirl.com --cNdxnHkX5QqsyA0e Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGAblQK7VwyqYGVCARAk9yAJ9uGDi45z3M9Jqvm4oFHNF3SlGGZwCgtTVi 6iTZdrE0dTkPVJzGqETruhg= =3hv9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --cNdxnHkX5QqsyA0e--
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