FreeBSD's problems as seen by the BSDForen.de community

[Aryeh M. Friedman]

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Andrey Chernov wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 08:02:02AM -0500, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote:
>>> <conspiracy hat on>Is Aryeh funded by Microsoft?</conspiracy
>>> hat off> :)
>> There are more direct ways to ruin FOSS then what I am
>> purposing...
>
> Interesting remark, are you confessing to? :)

not exactly but I am confessing to a belief that FOSS as in free beer
can never work long term, *BUT* traditional closed source solutions
are even worse.

> As fall of the USSR proves, indirect ways are much more powerfull,
> than direct ones (like declaring war, etc.)

Fanatics (even those purposing middle ground solutions) always fall
into this trap (my self included)... now that being said only a
fanatic would at least take an honest look at any possible method.

>
> To speak seriously, any optional addition is confusing and
> misdirecting bla-bla (considering the possibility to ignore it) and
> any non-optional one immediatelly makes strong legal problems for
> users.
>
If you had read the whole thread I never made any mention that it
should be required just that it be allowed for.

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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
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