FreeBSD is becoming ... by, and for, FreeBSD developers

[Andriy Gapon]

on 18/01/2012 12:47 Poul-Henning Kamp said the following:
> 
> FreeBSD has _always_ been a project by the community, for the community
> and there is no way it can be any other way.

Well, reading this http://wiki.freebsd.org/FreeBSD-ng it seems that in the past
there was a "for users" component related to FreeBSD release process.

> (You can consider this a law of nature as far as voluntary organizations
> of intelligent beings governed by the principle of self-interest.)
> 
> If FreeBSD does not do what you want it to do, there is only one thing
> you can do:  Change the composition of the community so more members
> share your interest and care for your problems.
> 
> Traditionally unsuccessful ways of getting FreeBSD to do what you want:
> 
> 	Kvetch
> 	Complain
> 	Whine
> 	Argue that "Somebody should..."
> 	Asking "What is core doing about..."
> 	Threathen to use a competing operating system
> 	Threathen to use a more appropriate operating system.
> 	Threathen to write your own operating system.
> 	Declare "FreeBSD is dying because I no longer use it"
> 
> Traditionally successful ways of getting FreeBSD to do what you want:
> 
> 	Join the community and do it yourself
> 	Brib^H^H^H^HDonate cool hardware to community members
> 	Brib^H^H^H^HPay cool cash to community members
> 	Employ community members
> 	Employ people to become community members
> 
> Ohh, and:
> 
> Shut up and code
> 

+500.

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Andriy Gapon