Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 16:34:38 -0500 From: Frank Laszlo <laszlof@tvog.net> To: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> Cc: Bart Silverstrim <bsilver@chrononomicon.com> Subject: Re: Please don't change Beastie to another crap logo such as NetBSD!!! Message-ID: <420D24EE.40606@tvog.net> In-Reply-To: <D73008E2-7C71-11D9-B134-000D933E3CEC@shire.net> References: <p06200708be315f521112@[128.113.24.47]> <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNCEFLFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> <649200329.20050211081852@wanadoo.fr> <621dabed4fc2996ae4cb3a2929d6842c@chrononomicon.com> <D73008E2-7C71-11D9-B134-000D933E3CEC@shire.net>
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Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > > On Feb 11, 2005, at 6:00 AM, Bart Silverstrim wrote: > >> Since when did FreeBSD, a project always driven by volunteers and not >> by commercial matters, suddenly gain a marketing department that is >> trying to steer FreeBSD into the business sector? Is FreeBSD >> starting to have marketing dictate technology instead of technology >> dictate marketing? > > > Sorry, but this does not make sense. > > FreeBSD is driven by commercial matters. Many of the people that work > on it are paid to work on it by their employers, who are using it > commercially. FreeBSD will wither away if it does not continue to > receive extensive commercial support like Linux gets. I wouldnt say many, there are few commiters who are actually paid to work on it, most commiters/developers do it as a hobby. __________________________________________________ Frank Laszlo System Administrator The VonOstin Group Email: laszlof@tvog.net WWW: http://www.vonostingroup.com Mobile: 248-863-7584
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