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From: hpeyerl@sidney.novatel.ca (Herb Peyerl)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: BSD CD-ROM : Walnet Creek or Infomagic ?
Date: 8 Jan 1995 04:08:53 GMT
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Jordan K. Hubbard (jkh@violet.berkeley.edu) wrote:
: Oh, you're just still upset because of that Burger King ad campaign
: where they encouraged you to "Spot Herb and win a free medium size Pepsi."
: That was *years* ago, can't you just drop it? :-)

The above response from Jordan, while it can only be viewed as a
childish outburst, is to me a clear illustration of the differing 
attitudes and levels of emotional maturity that keep FreeBSD and
NetBSD from merging.

While I do not represent NetBSD, I sympathize with them in not wanting
to pursue a greater level of cooperation with FreeBSD. I view Jordans
response akin to "biting the hand that feeds".

Is this how FreeBSD and Walnut Creek represent themselves to *all* their
contributors?

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hpeyerl@novatel.ca                           |  NovAtel Communications Ltd.
hpeyerl@beer.org                             | <nothing I say matters anyway>
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