Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:54:02 -0500 From: "Aryeh M. Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Cc: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Dominic Fandrey <kamikaze@bsdforen.de> Subject: Re: FreeBSD's problems as seen by the BSDForen.de community Message-ID: <4786F66A.5010003@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1364.1200005306@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <1364.1200005306@critter.freebsd.dk>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > In message <47861AF9.1020608@gmail.com>, "Aryeh M. Friedman" writes: > >>> No, no, no, NO & NO F**KING WAY! >> Which part of "(if any)" is not clear... i.e. the licensor is >> completely free to waive the requirment (i.e. identical to the current >> license) > > Which part of "no" was not clear ? > Since this is the most direct answer so out the many that arrived when I was away I will answer it and let it serve as the answer for all other messages: 1. Should people be allowed to code FreeBSD as a hobby (with or without any financial reward)? Oh course 2. Should we rely largely on donations (both small and large)? This is debatable but what is not debatable is there is a need for some paid workers. The only debate is the best way of paying their salaries and other expenses. 3. Does the lack of the possibility of making some money lower the possible pool of contributors? I think the answer is obviously yes (but obviously others disagree) 4. In the long term does such funding (and/or lack thereof) mechinism distort the agenda of various developers communities? Of course it does to deny that fact is to deny basic economics. 5. Are my goals in this debate in someway based on personal interest? Only very indirectly in that wider adoption of the general model I (and other members of the community that developed it) are purposing will make marketing easier for anyone using the model... more directly asking FreeBSD to consider the model both harms and helps me economically... it helps because FreeBSD is the primary development platform (and the one I use for almost everything else except some light gaming) I use and the more robost it is the more robost my products can be.... it harms me in that one my long term commerical projects is a OS that would be a direct competitor of fb/linux/mac os/windows thus it is in my interest to see weak competitors - -- Aryeh M. Friedman FloSoft Systems, Java Developer Tools. http://www.flosoft-systems.com Developer, not business, friendly. "Free software != Free beer" Blog: http://www.flosoft-systems.com/flosoft_systems_community/blogs/aryeh/index.php -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHhvZqjRvRjGmHRgQRAmVhAKCW9EmIHFbdrbMQ+L9SdxOWvItjHwCZAYSn Y6qE+RZJlukrECEyzPDTeSc= =VCx4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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