Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 18:34:37 -0700 From: "oldfart@gtonet" <oldfart@gtonet.net> To: "freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Windriver, Slackware and FreeBSD Message-ID: <BIEHKEFNHFMMJEKCDMLNEEKBCHAA.oldfart@gtonet.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.32.0104171909220.6340-100000@inconnu.isu.edu>
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I meant nothing personal, and that's why I said "nothing personal." I wish NOBODY any harm or hardships. Layoffs are a part of life nowadays. Get used to it. You can shove your personal help. Sincerely, Charles > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of John Galt > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 6:13 PM > To: oldfart@gtonet > Cc: > Subject: RE: Windriver, Slackware and FreeBSD > > > On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, oldfart@gtonet wrote: > > >Nothing personal but I say, "good riddance" to ANYTHING Linux. > > You are a sick person. Four people laid off and you insult them on the > way out. Please seek professional help immediately. > > >IMHO, > > > >OF > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG > >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of David Johnson > >> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 5:16 PM > >> To: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG > >> Subject: Windriver, Slackware and FreeBSD > >> > >> > >> Today's announcement of the abandonment of Slackware caught me by > >> surprise. All Slackware employees laid off. Slackware was *profitable* > >> for Walnut Creek and BSDi. I think they've lost more in good will than > >> they will gain. That, plus some blatant GPL baiting, makes Windriver > >> pretty slimy. > >> > >> So, how is FreeBSD going to fare? Will they be canned as well? > Will they > >> try to distance themselves from Windriver? I think it would serve > >> Windriver right if Slackware, FreeBSD and the ftp.freesoftware.com > >> people upped, left, and started over with their own company. > >> > >> David > >> > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > > > > -- > Galt's sci-fi paradox: Stormtroopers versus Redshirts to the death. > > Who is John Galt? galt@inconnu.isu.edu, that's who! > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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