Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 03:34:57 +0100 From: Anthony Atkielski <atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Instead of freebsd.com, why not... Message-ID: <1165567623.20050212033457@wanadoo.fr> In-Reply-To: <420D5AC3.3000202@daleco.biz> References: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1050211122632.99069G-100000@fledge.watson.org> <1108126229.4084.43.camel@localhost.localdomain> <2fd864e05021106537bdcff09@mail.gmail.com> <1108146951.31338.10.camel@hatter.wonderland.dn> <1935025570.20050211232605@wanadoo.fr> <420D5AC3.3000202@daleco.biz>
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Kevin Kinsey writes: > IIRC, this was the sort of thing that caused a few people to > killfile your address a couple years back. The sort of teenage-boy attitude that causes some people to killfile others is one of the worst handicaps of the FreeBSD project. It is bad enough that I hesitate to clearly recommend FreeBSD for any type of serious use, simply because my reputation might suffer when anyone using the OS tries to actually talk to other users or persons involved with the project. A case in point is the ridiculous argument and name-calling I see here over Beastie. The kiddies are more worried about the fate of a cartoon character than about the operating system it represents. When so many people behave so petulantly over such trivial matters, it creates an overall perception of immaturity that scares off serious potential users of the OS. One has the impression of trying to calm a classroom full of first graders rather than discussing issues intelligently in a conference room with professional peers. I can say with absolute confidence that corporate decision makers who encounter this type of behavior will permanently write off FreeBSD within minutes of seeing it; and I can't say that I blame them, as no CEO or CIO can afford to bet millions of dollars on the capricious behavior of a bunch of junior-high kids. -- Anthony
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