I'm not trying to put too fine a point on it, but it might be worth thinking why there are so many 'stressful issues' within FreeBSD lately. Ever since FBSD12 the system has been the IT equivalent of gambling. You might get lucky, you might not. If a new version ends up working is a complete crap shoot, even on systems that are several years old and should therefore be supported. This lack of reliability is the reason why I walked away from it.
As for your blaming other people for the exodus of volunteers. Sorry, but that's a strawman argument. Being a volunteer doesn't mean that others have to applaud you for doing a substandard job, and substandard jobs have been done within FreeBSD for quite some time. Maybe getting your act together is a better method to reduce the number of 'stressful issues'. I've been a professional programmer for thirty years. The only stress I ever had was self-inflicted, when I mucked things up. The usual reason was that I pushed stuff out with too little testing, because I prioritized meeting some deadline over spending the neccessary time to test and re-test things until I was satisfied with the results. hippo On Wed, 17 Sept 2025 at 14:45, Mark Linimon <lini...@portsmon.org> wrote: > > I am going to do something I almost never do, and that is > to speak for someone else: in this instance, Warner. > > Warner and I and a number of other people have been attempting > to remain calm and patient in the middle of various ongoing > stressful issues within FreeBSD. > > This kind of snide attack is exactly the kind of "reward" > we do not deserve. For me, an insinuation that some > regression was deliberate is insulting and demotivating. > > This is exactly the kind of attitude that drives volunteers > away from any organization. > > Please consider your words more carefully next time. > > mcl >
