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Date:      Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:45:07 +1030
From:      "Paul A. Hoadley" <paulh@logicsquad.net>
To:        Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg>
Cc:        freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: The only worthwhile logo-related comments so far....
Message-ID:  <20050213071507.GA23312@grover.logicsquad.net>
In-Reply-To: <420EFBA2.4000106@pacific.net.sg>
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On Sun, Feb 13, 2005 at 03:02:58PM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote:

> I think with all that snipping - also done by me - my point got
> turned to something very different.

I thought it might have.

> The point is the lack of a company supporting FreeBSD like IBM does
> for Linux, is a reason for companies not to take FreeBSD as they
> cannot turn back to that company if things go wrong.

OK, that point I can buy.  :-)

> As mentioned before, I know that FreeBSD became what it is because
> core exists.

I read your earlier post as saying it has been your experience that
FreeBSD was rejected because of an objection to either the existence
of, or the process of electing, a core group _per se_.  Your actual
point, as clarified above, doesn't strike me as controversial at all.
Lack of formalised, accountable support is an enormous issue.


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Paul.

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