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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.development:1813 comp.unix.bsd:13465 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!zodiac.cca.cr.rockwell.com!apollo1.cacd.cr.rockwell.com!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!news-feed-2.peachnet.edu!darwin.sura.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!haven.umd.edu!umd5.umd.edu!mark From: mark@roissy.umd.edu (Mark Sienkiewicz) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: Could the BSD 4.4 Lite be a new beginning? Date: 16 Feb 1994 23:44:25 GMT Organization: Zeno, IPST, University of Maryland Lines: 34 Message-ID: <2jub4p$er1@hecate.umd.edu> References: <HSU.94Feb14043905@laphroaig.cs.hut.fi> NNTP-Posting-Host: roissy.umd.edu In article <HSU.94Feb14043905@laphroaig.cs.hut.fi>, Heikki Suonsivu <hsu@cs.hut.fi> wrote: >would have to choose from at least four different operating systems >(NetBSD-current, FreeBSD, BSDI and Linux), each of which shine in some >aspect. ... >I know this has been discussed before. It just seems the right time to >start it again, when everyone once more have to look at the same source >tree. And I still refuse to believe that it is that difficult. If you are thinking of the technical problem, you are right-- it isn't that hard. But it is not a technical problem -- it is a political problem. It has to do with individuals working in the various groups, the directions they want the work to go, and certain attitudes and opinions they bring with them. Further, I will point out that the problem is not really "the fault" of any individual-- it is a combination that does not work together. [ i.e. various readers need not flame me -- no offense is intended. :) ] To fully understand the problem, consider this hypothetical situation: The one united BSD is coming, but to get it, *your* favorite feature has to be replaced with something grossly inferior. What are you going to do? Mark S. p.s. You are not going to use a piece of junk when you can get the source code for the better solution. Then you are going to give it away to other people who agree with you, and the problem starts all over again...