Re: Linus is on a powertrip..
Rodger Donaldson (rodgerd@ihug.co.nz)
Fri, 2 Oct 1998 19:15:56 +1200
On Thu, Oct 01, 1998 at 08:00:25PM -0400, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> Peter Mutsaers <plm@xs4all.nl>:
> > It is really a pity that the most popular free UNIX is so chaotic, and
> > it's only becoming worse. Please don't misunderstand me: I'm not
> > trying to pursuade anyone into FreeBSD, but I just wish that the most
> > important free UNIX (which is Linux at the moment) would be more
> > coherent and better organized.
>
> Chaos and openness are Linux's *strengths*. You have the causality backwards;
> Linux is "the most important free Unix" precisely because it does *not*
> follow the model you describe.
IMO, a cursory examination of the history of *BSD politics, stalled
development and splits reveals that one of the most harmful delusions in the
*BSD world is that it is some sort of democracy.
--
Rodger Donaldson rodgerd@ihug.co.nz
Carnal knowledge is a fine social lubricant
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