Why the FreeBSD license will not be changing

[Chuck Robey]

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Julian H. Stacey wrote:
> "Aryeh Friedman" wrote:
>> On Jan 10, 2008 12:17 PM, Julian Stacey <jhs at berklix.org> wrote:
>>> Please Discuss Licensing On chat@, Not current@ !
>>>
>>>  http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current
>>>
>>>  This is the mailing list for users of freebsd-current. It includes
>>>  warnings about new features coming out in -current that will affect
>>>  the users, and instructions on steps that must be taken to remain
>>>  -current. Anyone running "current" must subscribe to this list.
>>>
>>>  http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat
>>>
>>>  This list contains the overflow from the other lists about
>>>  non-technical, social information. It includes discussion about
>>>  whether Jordan looks like a tune ferret or not, whether or not
>>>  to type in capitals, who is drinking too much coffee, where the
>>>  best beer is brewed, who is brewing beer in their basement, and
>>>  so on. Occasional announcements of important events (such as
>>>  upcoming parties, weddings, births, new jobs, etc) can be made
>>>  to the technical lists, but the follow ups should be directed to
>>>  this list.
>> Small note I have already stated several times in the thread why this
>> is not in -chat@
> 
> No excuse.  Abuse of current@ list remit may annoy people to
> request postmaster@ to remove abuser.  Better:
> - Find another forum, perhaps already existing but not on @freebsd.org, Or
> - Use chat at freebsd, Or
> - Ask postmaster at freebsd to create a list for those who want it, eg:
> 	law at freebsd	remit: "Licensing, Copyright, Law, Software Patents"

God, this one in particular incenses me.  "No one listens to me when they
know it's me talking, so I want to swindle folks into believing that I'm of
sane mind, and get them to waste their precious hobby time on my blither.
My right to bother them comes before their right not to listen, and
honestly be damned."

"If I went to the list that pre-announces that its only idiots like me, no
one would be tricked into wasting their time with me.  Clearly, I deserve
your time.  I will follow your list guidelines only when they force
everyone to listen to me.  Rules are for lower life-forms, anyways."

(BTW, I can get away with this, legally, on chat, which is where this went.
 You'll know who it was aimed at by noticing who it is who responds loudest
to it.)  It's not the first time that particular person has told me he
won't follow list rules because no one reads it otherwise.  Beware, I still
have that mail!
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