Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
From:      Eric Wayte <ewayte@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu>
To:        Donald Wilde <dwilde1@thuntek.net>
Cc:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>, freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: O'Reilly article: Whence the Source: Untangling the Open Source/Free Software Debate
Message-ID:  <Pine.SV4.3.96.990312171606.20000A-100000@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu>
In-Reply-To: <36E98F20.328001FF@thuntek.net>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Amen!

This is one of the main reasons why I chose FreeBSD over Linux - just
visit slashdot.org and you'll see what I mean.  If FreeBSD always has a
smaller market/mind share than Linux - just remember, small is beautiful.

My $0.02.

Eric Wayte
Database Administrator
University of Central Florida
ewayte@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu


On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Donald Wilde wrote:

> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 15:03:12 -0700
> From: Donald Wilde <dwilde1@thuntek.net>
> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>,
>     freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: O'Reilly article: Whence the Source: Untangling the Open Source/Free Software Debate
> 
> [snip] 
> Keep the flag in your corner, Jordan. We don't need that kind of
> "enthusiasm". Many of us would disown FreeBSD if it were officially
> promoted in that fashion, because we feel THAT's the kind of poison
> that's wrong with the world. If that means FreeBSD will remain smaller
> than Linux or NT, well, so be it. It's big enough to thrive, and plenty
> big enough for we and thee.
> -- 
>   oooOOO O O O o * * *  *   *   *
>  o     ___       _________ _________ _________ ___==__
>  V_=_=_DW ===--- Don Wilde dwilde1@thuntek.net [ = = ]
> /oo0000oo-oo--oo-ooo---ooo-ooo---ooo-ooo---ooo-oo---oo
> 
> 
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
> 



To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.SV4.3.96.990312171606.20000A-100000>