Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 18:02:11 +0000 (GMT) From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Joseph Scott <joseph.scott@owp.csus.edu>, "Igor B. Bykhalo" <goshik@binep.ac.ru>, "-chat@FreeBSD" <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: China loves Linux? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911121800050.60313-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.19991112105353.045a9cc0@localhost>
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Here's what often happens, and it happened to me: Linux first, then FreeBSD. Play with the toy first, then move on to the real thing. Yeah, *some* people will stay with linux, but as those people migrate towards high-tech jobs and places with servers, they may be exposed to FreeBSD and take an interest. On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Brett Glass wrote: >At 04:59 PM 11/12/1999 +0000, Joseph Scott wrote: > >> I think it's much easier for FreeBSD to show >>what a makes it a neat OS when you are talking to people who are already >>familiar with unix in general. > >But it's harder to get them to convert, since what they're using is >ALREADY very much like FreeBSD. The advantages of switching are much >smaller than for, say, an NT user. Best to get them using FreeBSD from >the outset. > >--Brett > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > -jonathon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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