Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 13:11:36 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: 'emailrob' spellberg <emailrob@emailrob.com> Cc: FreeBSD Chat List <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSDmall vs Daemonnews mall Message-ID: <3C45EC88.CE9C8BEA@mindspring.com> References: <3C459893.44485DA3@emailrob.com> <4.3.2.7.2.20020116085240.01c9e3e0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20020116102625.01e4f880@localhost> <3C45E442.C6C69333@mindspring.com> <3C45E90F.5DB9EC67@emailrob.com>
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'emailrob' spellberg wrote: > i am arguing "controlled" vs. "uncontrolled" distribution of code. > > take me as an example. > i am relatively new to the neighborhood. > > if i send in my latist whiz_bang for inclusion in the distribution, > will it be included just because i say it's great? > > or: is there a group of one or more people > who will examine my work for things like > > a] incompetence, or > b] malice, > > before it ever gets near the burner? The answer is "Yes, Whoever burns the CDROM will do that". The consequences of them not doing that, and including your program, are that they will go out of business as a point of distribution. Since burning CDROMs in bulk for sale, preparation of jewel cases and docuentation, silk-screen artwork for the CDROM itself, licensing of any books or software (e.g. Partition Magic and Boot Magic) to include with a boxed set, etc., etc., are not free, then it will be a for-profit business. Therefore economics is the check and balance on whether or not they will be successful in continuing their existance as a for-profit business. So if someone incompetantly ships your Trojan Horse on their distribution, their incompetance will force them out of business, and it will be a non-problem from that day forward. I don't understand how you can presume centralized control of distribution is any more a prerequisite for quality than centralized development. FreeBSD, by its very nature assumes that centralized control of developement is *not* a prerequisite. -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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