ref: a106cbf7a96a610147b8e38d6c3a89d8ba4f8542
parent: cab40b07c3707c19e8995ae7e524192041d3f5c3
author: jrmu <jrmu@cirno>
date: Sat Sep 9 00:06:28 EDT 2023
"Testing
--- a/why9.ms
+++ b/why9.ms
@@ -4,12 +4,40 @@
.AU
jrmu (jrmu@cloud9p.org)
.AB
-IRCNow needs
-Today's Linux/BSD systems are heavily controlled by corporate interests. It is unlikely that these corporations will tolerate the Inter9's efforts to preserve user freedom on the Internet. Moreover, the Inter9's users will be unable to make any significant impact or contribution to existing projects. A new project is needed which is specifically chosen for the task of connecting together isolated networks.
-
+Plan 9 provides a cleaner, more elegant approach to
+.I
+distributed computing
+.R
+as a result of its adherence to
+.B
+the Unix philosophy
+.R
+. This design is well-suited for new, experimental networking projects like the Inter9, which IRCNow must write to deal with current threats to Internet freedom.
+.AE
+.LP
+Today's Linux/BSD systems are heavily controlled by corporate interests. It is unlikely that these corporations will tolerate
+.HTML <a href="./inter9.html">
+the Inter9's
+.HTML </a>
+ efforts to preserve user freedom on the Internet. Moreover,
+.HTML <a href="./inter9.html">
+the Inter9's
+.HTML </a>
+ users will be unable to make any significant impact or contribution to existing projects. A new project is needed which is specifically chosen for the task of connecting together isolated networks.
+.PP
In general, OpenBSD's goals do not match the Inter9's. OpenBSD's community is insular; it is not particularly friendly towards, nor interested in, outreach to newbies. It is unlikely that newbie contributions would get integrated into upstream. It may not accept the Inter9's goals of improving network equality and freedom.
-
-OpenBSD now receives the majority of its funding from large [corporate contributors][1]. As of 2022, its top donors include Google, Meta, and Microsoft. And unfortunately, it too is heavily dependent on Linux's corporate ecosystem. For example, efforts have been made to add [wayland support][2].
+.PP
+OpenBSD now receives the majority of its funding from large corporate contributors.
+.FS
+.HTML <a href="https://www.openbsdfoundation.org/contributors.html">
+OpenBSD Foundation Contributors
+.HTML </a>
+.FE
+As of 2022, its top donors include Google, Meta, and Microsoft. And unfortunately, it too is heavily dependent on Linux's corporate ecosystem. For example, efforts have been made to add
+.HTML <a href="https://xenocara.org/Wayland_on_OpenBSD.html">
+wayland support
+.HTML </a>
+.
Most Linux distros today suffer from the second system effect. Components such as Wayland and systemd are becoming too complex for average users to understand and contribute to. These are not merely technical concerns: many of these software projects have vowed hostility towards user freedom. Wayland is dangerous because its parent organization, X.org Foundation, has called for a total boycott of the Free Software Foundation. It is signatory #61 in the [RMS boycott petition][3]. Red Hat in particular has called for a [complete boycott of the FSF][4]. If Wayland and systemd succeed, they will make it difficult to maintain independent UNIX systems (OpenBSD included) that are not dependent upon IBM Red Hat's ecosystem.