From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 15 11:53:13 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08FAB1065679 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:53:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D7A48FC0C for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:53:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id mBFBr12Q053386; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:53:01 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id mBFBr15U053383; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:53:01 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:53:01 +0100 (CET) From: Wojciech Puchar To: Chad Perrin In-Reply-To: <20081215061521.GF5527@kokopelli.hydra> Message-ID: <20081215124954.D53356@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <18754.48923.616173.319215@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20081212205614.GB37185@kokopelli.hydra> <31371229120906@webmail12.yandex.ru> <87iqppdlzh.fsf@kobe.laptop> <20081213002037.F5665@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20081213092104.GC39031@kokopelli.hydra> <20081213103054.B8893@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20081213194302.GA51063@kokopelli.hydra> <20081213122621.001352ad@gom.home> <20081213213446.K44622@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20081215061521.GF5527@kokopelli.hydra> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why FreeBSD not popular on hardware vendors X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:53:13 -0000 > > That might be a valid concern if your notion of "off topic" didn't > include things that pretty much everyone else seems to think is on topic > enough to fit into this list. do we have to start deciding what's "on-topic" by voting? congratulations.... > >> >> i don't mean moderation like removing one opinions and not others. But >> removing off-topic messages, that are 95% now or more. > > 1. When moderation is increased, so too are false positives -- like > removing statements of opinion that shouldn't be removed. there are always false positives. but everything is better than "democracy"=what most say is right is considered right. > > 2. Your idea of "off topic" seems to include stuff relevant to FreeBSD. not revelant. will you start support my program just because it can be compiled on FreeBSD? it's nonsense. so stop supporting third party non-freebsd specific software just because it can be compiled under FreeBSD!!