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Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:12908 comp.os.386bsd.development:1407 comp.os.386bsd.bugs:1777 comp.os.386bsd.apps:648 comp.os.386bsd.questions:6703 comp.os.386bsd.misc:1453 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!news.sol.net!news.sol.net!not-for-mail From: jgreco@solaria.sol.net (Joe Greco) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.os.386bsd.bugs,comp.os.386bsd.apps,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc Subject: Re: [RFD] Election of a new Moderator Date: 10 Nov 1993 00:14:49 -0600 Organization: Solaria Public Access UNIX - Milwaukee, WI Lines: 48 Message-ID: <2bq0sp$ic2@solaria.mil.wi.us> References: <jmonroyCG7w9q.6s2@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: solaria.mil.wi.us Jesus, I'm sure the malnourished appreciate your verbal soup. However, as somebody who has been silently watching the development of 386BSD (and more recently the *BSD variants) for years, it is all too obvious that the real problem is the _apparent_ lack of interest in 386BSD. I am not saying that there is no interest in 386BSD. I do talk with people who use and run 386BSD. I am saying that there is an _apparent_ lack of interest, especially in the newsgroups. I think that the questions most people have would be: 1) When is the next release of 386BSD? 2) Who is actively supporting 386BSD? 3) If the repressed masses who are running and supporting 386BSD are being ignored by the moderator of c.o.3.announce, why are they not posting their articles to the other newsgroups that you so gleefully crossposted this schlock to? 4) Don't you think we're all at least a shade above buying into this? 5) It appears that you and the moderator of c.o.3.announce are not on friendly terms - is this so? 6) If so, isn't it a conflict of interest for you to be the one starting this "discussion"? I believe that cgd is doing a fine job. I firmly believe that it would not matter one single bit if he were not. c.o.3.announce is just one small spotlight in this huge BSD arena that serves to highlight items of particular interest. I further believe that everybody's time would be better spent worrying about much deeper issues than who moderates one newsgroup. I myself would like to see one unified operating system, even if it means some pain and suffering. I like the idea of 386BSD. I like a number of the extensions that the NetBSD folks are interested in or have done. I like how easily FreeBSD installed on my 386sx. I like the sio driver and that is the one and only reason I decided to (for now) go with FreeBSD. These are ALL excellent systems. I hate to make difficult choices! In any case, I really don't believe for a second that this RFD is warranted or useful, and I think it's an embarassment to the *BSD community that anybody would waste their time proposing it. ... Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Greco - Systems Administrator jgreco@ns.sol.net Solaria Public Access UNIX - Milwaukee, WI 414/342-4847