Hi Chris, cool it. I think you meant nimrod. I said "I believe Theo and others would give it some consideration ...", I didn't said they must or have to.
Regards On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:11:49 -0600, "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Andrew Ng wrote: > > The current "slogan" for 3.8 is "Free, Functional & Secure". My opinion > > is that it presents the project goals well in 4 simple words. It is not > > boastful, remember "Nothing is Impossible", or aims to create false > > belief/concept. We have our fair share of those, just switch on your TV. > > > > Theo and others did and are still doing a great job in sticking to the > > project goals. Didn't know how the "Secure By Default" phrase came > > about, I do agree that it can be misleading for your case. You could > > refer your mother or nontechnical friends to the Project Goals page(not > > too long, 2 pages on my system). Also, I believe Theo and others would > > give it some consideration if you can come up with a better "slogan". > > Last I recall - Secure by Default was based on a default installation. > And If I recall, it's stated on the site. If users can't take the time > to read what's here - they should not run something as complex as ANY > Unix. > > So, why is everyone out to change everything and anything about the > BSD's? > > First it was NetBSD and its logo, then FreeBSD went and did something > likewise, now we have this nimbrod suggesting to someone that he/she > ought to come up with a new slogan - and that project would do well to > consider it?! > > It the project team feels things are great as is, leave it alone. > Besides, don't you have more to do with your life then to start some > crusade about nothing that needs to be changed? > > Life calls - you should answer mate. > > Regards, > > Chris > -- Andrew Ng [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail...
