> > >I fail to see how you can read anything bad into this announcement. If
> > >you're really concerned, you have just as much right to the code as any
> > >one else, feel free to take the 4.0 code base and create your own system.
> > >BSDidier has a nice ring to it.
> > >
> > >Personally, I've been running FreeBSD since 1.0, and I'll be sticking
> > >with it for quite some time to come.
> >
> > Ever read Animal Farm? Remember that BSD/OS started out as "cheap with
> > source" and grew into "just another OS company". Good ideas can turn bad
> > very quickly.
>
> Instead of assuming that they are going to "go wrong", why not give them a
> chance to do it right? Everything is in place for exactly the right
> things to happen, I couldn't have planned it better myself, but some folks
> aren't happy unless they see conspiracy.
>
> When you see something wrong, you can speak up, but stop complaining about
> stuff that hasn't even happened yet. You could generate enough ill
> feelings and bad publicity to *cause yourself* the exact thing you're
> worried about.
What's there to worry about anyway? If things go good, we have a
better FreeBSD. If things go wrong, just branch off the source!
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