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From: sef@kithrup.com (Sean Eric Fagan)
Subject: Re: FAQ_01. First Draft.
Organization: Kithrup Enterprises, Ltd.
References: <CGD.93Apr3193340@erewhon.CS.Berkeley.EDU> <1993Apr5.184733.26883@coe.montana.edu> <1qfbes$lmc@agate.berkeley.edu> <CGD.93Apr13164303@eden.CS.Berkeley.EDU>
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Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1993 01:40:48 GMT
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In article <CGD.93Apr13164303@eden.CS.Berkeley.EDU> cgd@eden.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Chris G. Demetriou) writes:
>Frankly, from what i've seen, you and Lynne have done more to polarize
>the situation than anyone else.
>I, for one, think it's rather sad, and has done very much to
>tarnish 386bsd...

Exactly.

I am working on trying to convince several people to go to 386bsd instead
of BSD/386; a couple of them have replied that they will go to BSD/386 because
they're pissed at wfj.

Face it, BSDi has a lot going for their product:  timely updates, helpful
programmers, committed support, helpful installation, etc.  386bsd doesn't
have any of that, plus it has a couple of people who have, at times, seemed
bound and determined to inject as much poison as possible into the arena --
which most people do *NOT* want.

>i've a question for you:
>is anyone with even a slightly different set of goals than your
>own necessarily "not on your side"?

Such as me, for example?  Who has been accused of wanting to see
free software fail, and of being a ``judas'' in the employ of BSDi?

><sigh>

I agree.  I'd hoped it had all been done with, but that appears to
not be the case. I'll be the first to admit I'm uneasy about some of
the things happening with or around BSDi, but at least they can be
talked and reasoned with.

*sigh*