Every 6 months the OpenBSD project has the pleasure to release our software with artwork and a matching song. Theo and some other developers mutate a theme (from a classical --- 1,29 ---- ! ! ! !
Every 6 months the OpenBSD project has the pleasure to release our software with artwork and a matching song. Theo and some other developers mutate a theme (from a classical *************** *** 31,37 **** historical CD sets, we joined up with some musicians we know to make at least one song. -
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In OpenBSD developer circles few memes carry as strongly as "The 3
line diff". This is a humorous warning, but also a true story. More
than half the developers ("the new kids") don't know this story but
! still repeat the meme -- it has nearly become apocrypha.
Unfortunately, in software development not all problems are as trivial as we think. --- 123,129 ---- In OpenBSD developer circles few memes carry as strongly as "The 3 line diff". This is a humorous warning, but also a true story. More than half the developers ("the new kids") don't know this story but ! still repeat the meme — it has nearly become apocrypha. Unfortunately, in software development not all problems are as trivial as we think. *************** *** 130,137 **** The event happened at a hackathon in Portugal more than a decade ago. In a eureka moment Art declared he had found a stunningly simple ! solution for a problem long pondered, and he could fix it in 2 -- no ! -- 3 lines. In the following weeks his change grew larger and larger, introducing (or exposing) other problems. We stood and stared. It was far from a 3 line diff, and was eventually discarded. --- 131,138 ---- The event happened at a hackathon in Portugal more than a decade ago. In a eureka moment Art declared he had found a stunningly simple ! solution for a problem long pondered, and he could fix it in 2 — no ! — 3 lines. In the following weeks his change grew larger and larger, introducing (or exposing) other problems. We stood and stared. It was far from a 3 line diff, and was eventually discarded. *************** *** 599,605 **** Enjoy ! -Bob |
Mother, don't you want to change this code? --- 600,606 ---- Enjoy ! —Bob |
Mother, don't you want to change this code? *************** *** 1058,1064 **** fit with the release theme. While the lyrics can speak for themselves, "A Year In The Life" is representative of more than just LibreSSL. The pattern of LibreSSL development is a pattern that has repeated itself ! many times in OpenBSD -- a decision is made by a few people to do something, followed by action, and letting the world share it if they like it (such as with OpenSSH). To the developers actually doing the work, reactions to such efforts can often seem surreal, or --- 1059,1065 ---- fit with the release theme. While the lyrics can speak for themselves, "A Year In The Life" is representative of more than just LibreSSL. The pattern of LibreSSL development is a pattern that has repeated itself ! many times in OpenBSD — a decision is made by a few people to do something, followed by action, and letting the world share it if they like it (such as with OpenSSH). To the developers actually doing the work, reactions to such efforts can often seem surreal, or *************** *** 1391,1397 **** ! Starting with this release, we introduce a new artist -- Katherine Piro. | --- 1392,1398 ---- ! Starting with this release, we introduce a new artist — Katherine Piro. | *************** *** 1673,1683 **** Ratchov. It has no lyrics. The music is inspired by a poem with the same title and was entirely recorded and mixed using OpenBSD. !
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Ratchov. It has no lyrics. The music is inspired by a poem with the
same title and was entirely recorded and mixed using OpenBSD.
!
Order this CDROM from the OpenBSD Store.
! —>
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That's the best we can expect from companies. After all, we make our
! stuff so free so that everyone can benefit -- it remains a core goal;
we really have not strayed at all in 10 years. But we can expect more
! from projects who talk about sharing -- such as the various Linux
projects.
Now rather than seeing us as friends who can cooperatively improve all
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same spirit that they were given in the first place.
That's the best we can expect from companies. After all, we make our
! stuff so free so that everyone can benefit — it remains a core goal;
we really have not strayed at all in 10 years. But we can expect more
! from projects who talk about sharing — such as the various Linux
projects.
Now rather than seeing us as friends who can cooperatively improve all
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SFLC, for the FSF's aims, rather than the goal of getting good source
into Linux (and all other code bases). We don't want this to come off
as some conspiracy theory, but we simply urge those developers caution
! -- they should ensure that the path they are being shown by those who
have positioned themselves as leaders is still true. Run for yourself,
not for their agenda.
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SFLC, for the FSF's aims, rather than the goal of getting good source
into Linux (and all other code bases). We don't want this to come off
as some conspiracy theory, but we simply urge those developers caution
! — they should ensure that the path they are being shown by those who
have positioned themselves as leaders is still true. Run for yourself,
not for their agenda.
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some Linux developers, who have played along with an American corporate model
of requiring NDAs for chip documentation. This has effectively put Linux
into the club with Microsoft, but has left all the other operating system
! communities -- and their developers -- with much less available clout for
requesting documentation. In a more fair world, the Linux vendors would
work with us, and the device driver support in all free operating systems
would be fantastic by now.
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some Linux developers, who have played along with an American corporate model
of requiring NDAs for chip documentation. This has effectively put Linux
into the club with Microsoft, but has left all the other operating system
! communities — and their developers — with much less available clout for
requesting documentation. In a more fair world, the Linux vendors would
work with us, and the device driver support in all free operating systems
would be fantastic by now.
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We all know the details
RAID devices have two main qualities that people buy them for:
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of it from a FreeBSD driver written by an ex-Adaptec employee. But no
public documentation exists, and Adaptec has dozens of cards with
different firmware issues. All of this adds up to a very desperate
! development model — it becomes very hard for the principle of
"quality" to show its head.
RAID devices have two main qualities that people buy them for:
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! Vocals, Lyrics, Melody and Co-Arrangement by Ty Semaka - Guitar by
! Chantal Vitalis - Bass by Jonny Nordstrom - Drums by John McNiel,
! Vocals, Lyrics, Melody and Co-Arrangement by Ty Semaka — Guitar by
! Chantal Vitalis — Bass by Jonny Nordstrom — Drums by John McNiel,
On August 7 2002, after many communications, Robert Barr (Cisco's
lawyer) firmly informed the OpenBSD community that Cisco would defend
! its patents for VRRP implementations -- meaning basically that it was
impossible for a free software group to produce a truly free
implementation of the IETF standard protocol. Perhaps this is because
Cisco and Alcatel are currently engaged in a pair of patent lawsuits; a
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Due to some HSRP flaws fixed by VRRP and for compatibility with the
(HSRP-licensed) VRRP implementations of their competitors, Cisco in
recent times has largely abandoned HSRP and now relies on VRRP instead
! — a protocol designed for and by the community, but for which they
claim patent rights.
On August 7 2002, after many communications, Robert Barr (Cisco's
lawyer) firmly informed the OpenBSD community that Cisco would defend
! its patents for VRRP implementations — meaning basically that it was
impossible for a free software group to produce a truly free
implementation of the IETF standard protocol. Perhaps this is because
Cisco and Alcatel are currently engaged in a pair of patent lawsuits; a
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to a RAND policy as well (primarily because of pressure from Microsoft
and Apple), but the community outrage was so overpowering that they
backed down. Some standards groups use this policy, while others
! avoid it -- the one differentiation being the amount of corporate
participation. In the IETF, the pro-RAND agents work for AT&T,
Alcatel, IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, and other large companies. Since IETF
is an open forum, they can blend in as the populace, and vote just
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to a RAND policy as well (primarily because of pressure from Microsoft
and Apple), but the community outrage was so overpowering that they
backed down. Some standards groups use this policy, while others
! avoid it — the one differentiation being the amount of corporate
participation. In the IETF, the pro-RAND agents work for AT&T,
Alcatel, IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, and other large companies. Since IETF
is an open forum, they can blend in as the populace, and vote just
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a middle-man. We accepted funding based on the
promise that our freedom to operate as we wished
was unaffected. To us, freedom is more important
! than funding -- heck, we were dealing with the evil
forces of government, and needed to be careful.
A few months prior to this release, DARPA suddenly
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a middle-man. We accepted funding based on the
promise that our freedom to operate as we wished
was unaffected. To us, freedom is more important
! than funding — heck, we were dealing with the evil
forces of government, and needed to be careful.
A few months prior to this release, DARPA suddenly
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Then in a dream Xor requested he
At the tower Puff appealed
At the tower Puff appealed
! Fiddle - Co-Arrangement, Recording, Mixing, Mastering by Jonathan Lewis of
Moxam Studios (moxamstudios@hotmail.com).
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! Fiddle — Co-Arrangement, Recording, Mixing, Mastering by Jonathan Lewis of
Moxam Studios (moxamstudios@hotmail.com).
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There was much deliberation
at all levels of the IETF, and unfortunately for all of us the
politicians within eventually decided to allow patented technology in
! standards -- as long as the patented technology is licensed under RAND
(Reasonable And Non Discriminatory) terms. As free software
programmers, we therefore find ourselves in the position that these
RAND standards must not be implemented by us, and we must deviate from
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There was much deliberation
at all levels of the IETF, and unfortunately for all of us the
politicians within eventually decided to allow patented technology in
! standards — as long as the patented technology is licensed under RAND
(Reasonable And Non Discriminatory) terms. As free software
programmers, we therefore find ourselves in the position that these
RAND standards must not be implemented by us, and we must deviate from
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Due to some HSRP flaws fixed by VRRP and for compatibility with the
(HSRP-licensed) VRRP implementations of their competitors, Cisco in
recent times has largely abandoned HSRP and now relies on VRRP instead
! -- a protocol designed for and by the community, but for which they
claim patent rights.
"Go to the Sun King, get what I yearn
Kernighan saw it, prophet of the C
! Knowledge - so they may never return"
For the wisdom of the One
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Then in a dream Xor requested he
"Go to the Sun King, get what I yearn
Kernighan saw it, prophet of the C
! Knowledge — so they may never return"
For the wisdom of the One