On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:11:34 +0530 "Mayuresh Kathe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Feb 20, 2008 12:52 PM, Duncan Patton a Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:47:54 +0530 > > "Mayuresh Kathe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Feb 20, 2008 2:59 AM, Ted Unangst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Feb 19, 2008 4:50 AM, Mayuresh Kathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > That's the reason I've been gathering good C developers, so that they > > > > > could either; > > > > > 1. take up complex projects like FireEngine/DTrace, > > > > > 2. write replacements for as many GNU tools/utilities as possible, > > > > > 3. be a landing stage for newer developers who get intimidated by the > > > > > intensity of the core developers. > > > > > > > > good luck with that. be sure to let us know when it's all done, ok? > > > > thanks. > > > > > > If thats sarcasm its really not warranted. > > > If its not sarcasm, then we'll be posting to the list about our progress. > > > > > > Also, Ted, I'm sorry if you felt offended by my ranting about you not > > > completing kernel threads, but the loss of those developers really > > > felt bad. > > > > > > ~Mayuresh > > > > > > > Looks to me like your "Tivo Box" project might need to actually pay someone > > to write a threads library. > > This is the second time someone has mentioned about a project that > does not exist. > What's gotten into you people? > > ~Mayuresh > It's a question of the "alienability" of the BSD License. Unlike Linux, the BSD license allows you the freedom of moving the software into a proprietary configuration which permits a conventional profit model. You are ragging on Ted for not having provided you with a feature for your "project" which is not seen to be of the widest possible utility, and which might adversley influence some of OBSD's more crucial feature if not implemented with enormous care. Basically you are asking him to provide your 4profit model with free work that would not necessarily benefit the project OR other 4profit models. Mebbe if you really need threads (because some code you intend to import uses them) then you should offer to PAY Ted to do this (for the project?). This would likely provide him with the kind of incentive he needs to do something seen as not crucial by his peers. Dhu
