FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity, and lifecycle

[Adrian Chadd]

On 16 January 2012 18:21, Igor Mozolevsky <igor at hybrid-lab.co.uk> wrote:
> On 17 January 2012 01:02, richo <richo at psych0tik.net> wrote:
>
>> This would be a different argument if all the devs were paid a salary.
>
> Isn't this a bit of a cyclical argument: developers don't work because
> they are not paid a salary, the end-user base shrinks, BigCo doesn't
> want to pay for someone to put extra work in getting fBSD to do
> something that it can get elsewhere (eg Linux), fewer still developers
> work on fBSD, end-user base shrinks, BigCo is even more reluctant,
> even fewer....

Right, so some people need to stand up and actually push their agenda
forward by agreeing to take on (and then completing) contributions
towards the project that furthers their goals.

OP - if you'd like to see FreeBSD's stable release schedule pushed
forward a bit quicker then please, step up and offer to assist. No-one
is going to say no. Everyone will appreciate the extra help.



Adrian