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Re: TEST

On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, jeff@3SOURCE wrote:

> Actually, why not just jump over to OpenBSD instead of having to
> port things? It seems like having to re-invent the wheel.
> 
> The way I see things, Linux appears to be way fragmented

> What ~are~ the project objectives of Linux anyway? I haven't
> seen any (but perhaps I am wrong - correct me if you will). Good
> examples of project statements would be (of course) like that of
> OpenBSD's and NetBSD's

Ahh, but now you're comparing all of Linux to two _specific_
BSD projects...

> Don't you think that perhaps it is time we should start creating
> such objectives for Linux?

s/for Linux/for our Linux project/

> or perhaps Linux is meant to be "free" in that sense, allowing
> each distribution to make its own decision as to project goals

Indeed it is. And yes, this has resulted in a lot of
distributions, but that isn't much of a problem since
they mostly copy each other's work instead of reinventing
the wheel.

If you want to do something for Linux security -- maybe
bring together some of the projects or integrate the
existing security patches in a distribution -- then you
should probably define the goals of that project, but
there is, IMHO, not much sense in defining an overall
"project goal" for Linux  (because it is used in everything
from video recorders to handhelds, to PCs, to Origins).

regards,

Rik
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