Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 12:16:47 -0700 From: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@osd.bsdi.com> To: Don@Silver-Lynx.com Cc: chrisc@vmunix.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Mall now BSDCentral Message-ID: <20010706121647H.jkh@osd.bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: <3B45F559.71DE08E8@Silver-Lynx.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0107061124480.58715-100000@vnode.vmunix.com> <20010706095512T.jkh@osd.bsdi.com> <3B45F559.71DE08E8@Silver-Lynx.com>
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From: Don Wilde <Don@Silver-Lynx.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Mall now BSDCentral Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 11:28:57 -0600 > Given the lack of response from either WR or BSDCentral to my complaint > about the FreeBSD Desktop I just received, I think it is critical that > we establish an independent CD channel outside of WR's control. I have I don't think that anyone's debating that point at all. I would like to have _multiple_ channels of CDROM distribution, however, including companies in different countries and perhaps with different types of media (like DVD) or product objectives, like a desktop or server edition. As we learned with ftp.freesoftware.com, having a single point of failure leaves you swinging in the wind when unforseen circumstances pop up and just as we reacted to the FTP server going down by going to a multi-tiered, more fault tolerant model, so should we encourage multiple vendors. The days of giving people preferential treatment probably ended with Walnut Creek CDROM, we just hadn't really faced the fact until this happened. - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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