Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 01:57:41 +0100 From: John Murphy <jfm@blueyonder.co.uk> To: Devon Thompson <DThompson@OTG.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Message-ID: <tedjgtkfl39jh50hgg81de2ka6vh2e7uf0@4ax.com> In-Reply-To: <38D338679979134E9528A6EB421F6E1A5A4391@otgnet.otg.com> References: <38D338679979134E9528A6EB421F6E1A5A4391@otgnet.otg.com>
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Devon Thompson <DThompson@OTG.com> wrote: >I am a FreeBSD advocate in the biggest way and was very worried when I = heard >about the Wind River acquisition. Is there any thing for me to be = paranoid >about? I guess you could get paranoid about the US of A dropping out of the Kyoto agreement and planning to build loads more nuclear power stations. But the WinDriver acquisition of FreeBSD shouldn't scare you too much. > Will FreeBSD be there 5-10-15 years from now? 'twould be nice if it was, but I've got 4.3-Stable and the sources so if it all falls apart tomorrow I think what I have already would be useful for 5 years or so, and there are other BSDs. >I use the Linux as my other OS but hope that FreeBSD (my OS of choice) >will still be around. The power,flexibly and License make it my choice. True. (Never used Linux myself) >Is there anything we can do as a community to keep BSD around? Advocate! >(I buy all my BSD CDs and rarely down load any iso images I also own >several t-shirts) I think the thing that we forget is that for some of >us, this is the only and best avenue to take, I mean where else can a >person get source code (with out all kinds of politics) and a great OS >at the same time? I just hope that Wind River keeps a hands off >kind of attitude towards FreeBSD. Just how much of FreeBSD destiny is = tied >to Wind River anyway? I dl ISOs and give copies to my friends. Got any spare T-shirts ;) >Well these are alot of questions and I don't even know >if I'm addressing the right person. If not (SORRY!) could you forward = this >to the appropriate person? To wrap this up I and a number of my collages >didnt finish our college degrees, and FreeBSD and other Open Source OS's >have helped us immensely in learning and keeping up it with System >architecture as well as a good programming environment.=20 Don't be sorry; don't be scared. I lurk and read far more than I write and everything seems to suggest the FreeBSD community is alive and very = well. I take this opportunity to thank developers, committers and enthusiasts very, very much for an excellent product... ATB John. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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