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Old 12-01-2010, 07:32 PM   #5
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I have no intention of ever writing code to support FreeBSD. I will however accept (GPLv3 licensed) patches.
I have no intention of writing patches under the Communist GPLv3 license. I'd rather deal with my current situation, as is, than write them. The solution to my problem is to either take my entire library off my device and then put it all back in again, under FreeBSD, or use Calibre in Windows emulation with kqemu/qemu on 7.3 FreeBSD (since it has usb passthrough in the USB stack or wait until usb passthrough is added on 8.X). I'd rather take go through all that trouble than code patches under some stupid Communist GPLv3 license. So I just solved my own problem thank you. I don't need any of your help. Shame on you for coding for Linux and under its Communist inferior License rather than under a more superior License. I see MacOSX is still kicking Linux's ass on desktop market share and the core of MacOSX, Darwin, is significantly based off FreeBSD (Jordan K. Hubbard a FreeBSD hacker is an engineer for Apple).

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Here is the skinny :

In the beginning, Linux was pretty cool. It was free (always a plus), had a rapid development cycle, a moderately knowledgeable user base, and a funny mascot.

Then the pinheads arrived.

I don't have an issue with Linux so much as the user base it attracts. More and more I'm reading about and experiencing what I like to refer to as the "dumbing down of Linux".

Now you may say, "Well this is to be expected... Hell, look at the Windows user base." Yes that's true, but the Windows user base doesn't claim to be "l337", a "hax0r", or anything of the sort.
Linux users do and often.

I have these simple beliefs:

1) The root partition should be small... painfully so.

2) /var is not for web servers or their content.

3) The kernel has one job: to keeping the system up, running and stable, not
to serve web content - I don't care if it's faster from the kernel.

4) Really understanding IP and the applications built upon it is a
requirement before you are "1337"

5) I don't care how fast something is, if it comes at the cost of
security or stability it's stupid.

6) *BSD is the way. (Free, Open, or Net - pick one)


Your Fearless Leader,

Kevin Burke
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