Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 02:08:59 +0530 From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG, FreeBSD advocacy list <FreeBSD-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Book chapter on BSD published in Salon Message-ID: <20000518020859.B16497@physics.iisc.ernet.in> In-Reply-To: <4.3.1.2.20000517120734.045f0770@localhost>; from brett@lariat.org on Wed, May 17, 2000 at 12:09:36PM -0600 References: <4.3.1.2.20000516212344.0461bab0@localhost> <20000517163941.J22008@freebie.lemis.com> <39224C59.AE4BD2F1@softweyr.com> <4.3.1.2.20000517120734.045f0770@localhost>
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> >In fact, there seems to be much discussion on whether Linux is better in > >any way, or even usable for that matter. > > Actually, some of the other chapters get into that more. The author has > a strong pro-Linux bias, and characterizes the BSDers as academics who > could develop software and coordinate their own projects but could not > evangelize, promote, or market. Which may even be true. But he is in no way unfair to the BSD's, and he is widely read among linux people and I think this is an excellent "awareness" article for that audience. If more people get interested, more people start using it. I don't see what you're complaining about. Rahul. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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