Chill, sheesh. My point is that we would all do well to keep our
arrogance in check. I shall choose my analogies more carefully
in the future.
Reed,
P.S. Yup, I do believe in Open Source, and that NOT alienating others is
a righteous goal, not political drivel.
Yup, FWIW, I do have a copies of FreeBSD (and OpenBSD) running here.
Nevertheless I am not a fan of the Cathedral development model.
That does not mean that *BSD is a dirty word. It indicates
only that *BSD is constrained by Cathedral thinking, IMHO.
Yup, I do think that Linux is becoming worthy of world domination.
Maybe we can agree that will happen only as Linux progresses
as a truly great OS.
Yup, I am becoming increasingly familiar with some areas of the kernel,
including VFS, but surely not to the extent you are. I suppose
my work must proceed without your mentoring, as your bigotry
precludes those who frequent SlashDot. My minor little
contributions to the kernel are hardly worthy of mention anyways.
Oh well, sigh.
and lastly... my thought for the day...
I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time.
To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and
dissipating.... Henry David Thoreau
On Thu, May 13, 1999 at 11:09:36AM -0400, Alexander Viro wrote:
>
>
> On Thu, 13 May 1999 kernel@draper.net Godwinated the thread and wrote:
>
> > Perhaps we should rename Linux to LinBSD and establish a politburo
> > censorship committee. We can thus shield ourselves from the good
> > ideas and hard work that originates among the unwashed masses.
> >
> > Open Source cannot possibly benefit from scrutiny by those who frequent
> > Slashdot, eh? I wonder... does the same criticism we apply to Slashdot
> > also apply to those who frequent this list...
>
> Scrutiny? Why, if you are going to help doing VFS audit I would be *glad*
> to accept your help. I'm sure that VM and networking folks would also
> happily accept such assistance.
>
> > It seems that the "inner circle" of kernel developers concur with your
> > argument. The truly important LinBSD discussions are now appearing
> Wow. BSD became a dirty word... Impressive.
> > less and less frequently on this list. Maybe the real work is being done
> > in some secret meeting place where the signal to noise ratio is lower.
>
> Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep... BTW, ITYM "higher" ;-)
> Not really. And There Is No Secret Meeting Place.
>
> > Congratulations people, you have already achieved that which you wish for.
> >
> > The strength of Open Source derives from the practice of TEACHING OTHERS
> > CORRECT PRINCIPLES AND THEN ALLOWING THEM TO ACT FOR THEMSELVES!
> >
> > If you advocate exclusionary development practices then lets sell LinBSD
> > rights to some commercial interest with deep pockets and make some
> > real money.
>
> Thank you for nice demonstration of the reasons why I can't make myself to
> respect slashdot regulars. Paranoia and political drivel.
>
> > Otherwise, please climb down from your high horses, help some newbies
> > along in their trek to enlightenment, and welcome their help in our quest
> > for world domination.
>
> For WHAT??? Maybe *you* need a world domination. I'ld prefer a
> really good OS.
>
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