Subj : FreeBSD
To   : David Drummond
From : Charles Angelich
Date : Tue Nov 27 2001 07:39 pm

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Hello David - 

DD>>> They generally create installation routines, and tweak
DD>>> the overall configuration to their version of how it
DD>>> should be. 

CA>> I don't envision this as a major contribution compared to
CA>> say authoring a piece of software such as GIMP? 

DD> It is a distributer intervention. 

I guess if I was one of those contributing to the `free' source
code I would say "Who asked them to?". 

DD> They don't just get the code, throw it on a CD and deliver. 

Yes, I know but their contribution pales in comparison to those
who contribute the original code. 

DD>>> The installed Slackware product has many of its config
DD>>> files in different places to the installed Red Hat
DD>>> product. 

DD>>> The startup routines are somewhat different too. 

CA>> Are you viewing these differences as positive, negative,
CA>> or of no real importance and therefore no real
CA>> contribution? 

DD> It's of real importance to me. When confronted with a Red
DD> Hat system, I have to go searching for the config files
DD> that I know the locations of in Slackware. 

So actually, they have complicated the install by trying to be
exclusive rather than compatible. 

DD> Positive, or negative depends on one's distibution
DD> preference. 

Not being compatible, moving directories and/or files, sounds
as though they want exclusivity to me. A childish form of
exclusivity but they seem to be trying. 

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