Because, you know, blind faith has such a solid track record and reputation.
On 31/03/2009, David Schulz <mailingli...@pg-sec.com> wrote: > For me, i cant even estimate the time and effort that goes into all the > related work and issues for OpenBSD, and thus am more than thankful. OpenBSD > sits in every important Corner for two Businesses i am involved in, I could > not live without it. I purchase each CD that comes out, have all the > Posters, > Shirts and Stickers there are, and will continue to get all the new Stuff > there is. Whatever Problem there is right now, while i think its a bad Idea > to just spread all this in public, ill just blindly take Theo's Side without > a doubt. Hopefully OpenBSD, the Project, can navigate this stormy Season > without harm and continue to be the best OS there is. > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 12:30:06PM +1100, William Chivers wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Thank you Theo and your team of developers for OpenBSD. >> >> Some people responding to the "European Orders" thread seem to have lost >> sight of what OpenBSD is and who develops it. I am a bit of a newbie here >> (although I have been using computers in my career since 1972), but it >> seems to me that OpenBSD is developed by people who donate their own time >> and expertise to the project. Theo draws an income but few others do. >> OpenBSD is given away freely because of the good grace of Theo and the >> team. If you choose to pay for CDs then this is a donation, is it not? If >> you do not want to donate, Theo allows you to download for free. >> >> Who are these people who think that they can question the motivation, >> honesty and accounting procedures of the OpenBSD team who give people free >> access to their project? Here we have a team of people donating their own >> time to make this fantastic OS available for free and people think they >> have the right to flame them? Because they donated $50? Give us all a >> break... >> >> Have you heard the proverb about not biting the hand that feeds you? Theo >> and his team give this OS to us because they choose to do so, not because >> they have to. They do not have to give it away. Do you have any idea of >> the salary Theo and the other developers could command at Microsoft, >> Intel, IBM, Sun, HP, ... God forbid. >> >> I am an academic who also runs a consultancy. I intend to start making >> heavy use of OpenBSD in my teaching and consultancy over the next year or >> two, not sooner because of various unrelated reasons. Theo, when I make my >> first dollar using OpenBSD your project will get a percentage, and the >> same for as long as I use it, and what you choose to do with the money is >> your business. You can use it to buy food, shelter and even mountain bikes >> if you wish! >> >> As I said, I am new to OpenBSD and my first purchase will be the 4.5 CDs. >> Go to town, Theo, the $50 is all yours. >> >> Please keep doing what you are doing! Many of us appreciate you and what >> your team do for us. >> >> Bill Chivers >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> William J. Chivers >> Lecturer in Information Technology >> School of DCIT >> Faculty of Science and Information Technology >> University of Newcastle---Ourimbah Campus >> PO Box 127, Ourimbah, NSW 2259 >> Australia >> CRICOS Provider Number: 00109J >> >> phone: +61 2 4349 4473 >> fax: +61 2 4349 4565 >> email: william.chiv...@newcastle.edu.au
