Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 16:39:01 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD certified software (was: WordPerfect 8 for Linux) Message-ID: <3637AB15.91CF6EFA@softweyr.com> References: <36374AFD.CABEEEED@softweyr.com> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810280902260.532-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> <19981029092915.P25247@freebie.lemis.com>
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Jason C. Wells wrote:
% When I say the process of "Works with" should be transparent I mean that
% any software should be as easy to install as a FreeBSD port. The Linux
% Netscape port is a prime example. The Linux Netscape is as easy to install
% as any native software. This requires no development of a giant
% infrastructure.
Greg Lehey replied:
> This is where we're beginning to diverge. I don't want to exclude
> *anything* which can be got to work with FreeBSD, even if it's
> difficult. That's why I said "at least two" categories in an earlier
> message. You could consider differentiating again between
> (e.g. Linux) software which has FreeBSD installation support and that
> which doesn't. StarOffice on CD is probably not easy to install on
> FreeBSD; it's the port that does that. If a port exists, and the
> manufacturer distributes the package on his CD-ROM, then we should
> give him extra credit for that, even if it's not a native FreeBSD
> port.
And I don't want to hold up the logo even for someone to write a port,
but I realize this could be important, so I'm willing to go along with
what appears to be consensus on this point.
This does give us a pretty good definition of what qualifies as "Works
with FreeBSD," too: if a port kit can be created that will install the
software and make it work on FreeBSD, it qualifies for the logo. I
guess the hardware analogy would be "a working FreeBSD device driver
exists for this hardware."
> > FWIW, I think that all of the technicalities are already covered by the
> > ports mechanism and existing FreeBSD technology. I view this branding
> > effort as an advertising effort and not a technology development effort.
>
> Agreed, the second sentence anyway.
Most certainly. This is an attempt to get various commercial vendors,
even those who give away their software, to advertise the fact that
it "Works with FreeBSD." Or, better yet, is "Desgined for FreeBSD."
--
Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?
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