[openbeos] Re: off topic posts
- From: "Yuri Titov" <yurititov@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 13:45:57 -0500
I have no problem with you posting here, but its just my opinion.. who cares
:)
-yt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Helmar Rudolph" <helmar@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 1:38 PM
Subject: [openbeos] Re: off topic posts
>
> > Could we please restrict this mailing list to questions/discussions
> > about OpenBeOS?
>
> Point taken, but maybe you fail to understand one thing: if we
> are not standing united and offer all we have to Palm, we may
> never get what we really want: the source code and the licence to
> manipulate and develop it, and also to rid it off licenced code.
>
> If we don't get the source code, the following thing will happen:
> OpenBeOS will remain a pet project of a few while the remainder
> of the BeOS community will use it as long as they can. It's got
> no future though, and neither has OpenBeOS, because it would fall
> into the same trap that Be, Inc. has fallen - technical coolness;
> marketing obscurity; insignificant following; frustration all
> around, except for a few coders who still get kicks out of their
> technical marvel. All that just won't be enough to give that
> thing enough momentum so that it becomes even remotely
> interesting to Joe Soap.
>
> So although this discussion may be off-topic right now, it is
> absolutely crucial, because if there is one element that is
> central in influencing Palm's behaviour and willingness, then
> it's the BeOS community.
>
> In short: unite and live, divide and die. That said, once we have
> the licence, we can still do "stuff", but until then we should
> present Palm with all the fire-power we have.
>
> That's all I really want to say. I won't bug you anymore, because
> I now said it (again). The choice is yours.
>
> Helmar
>
>
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