From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Jul 23 07:37:42 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id HAA20854 for chat-outgoing; Wed, 23 Jul 1997 07:37:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cais.cais.com (root@cais.com [199.0.216.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA20848 for ; Wed, 23 Jul 1997 07:37:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from earth.mat.net (root@[206.246.122.2]) by cais.cais.com (8.8.5/CJKv1.99-CAIS) with SMTP id KAA25083; Wed, 23 Jul 1997 10:37:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Journey2.mat.net (journey2.mat.net [206.246.122.116]) by earth.mat.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id KAA03476; Wed, 23 Jul 1997 10:37:27 -0400 Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 10:37:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey X-Sender: chuckr@Journey2.mat.net To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" cc: Amancio Hasty , Annelise Anderson , freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux in PC Magazine In-Reply-To: <3447.869653767@time.cdrom.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Wed, 23 Jul 1997, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > If I am not mistaken the July issue of Byte Magazine has side by > > side comparison of FreeBSD vs Win Nt --- oops I meant Linux vs > > Win NT -- I guess the first was some sort of Freudian slip. I honestly > > was trying to type linux but some how my fingers took over and > > silently inserted "FreeBSD vs Win Nt" 8) > > No, you were simply thinking of the follow-up sequel which somebody > here [he looks around] is going to write. :-) > > Jordan > > P.S. That person would have to touch NT, of course, in order to make > the comparison semi-authentic. Hmmmm. That's a real draw-back. > Perhaps we could at least take up a collection for his or her family > here, hopefully to cover the subsequent medication and hospitalization > costs that are sure to follow such an endeavor. ;-) > I know someone who is a competent programmer and new to both FreeBSD and NT ... let me see if I can get her impressions written down. I personally put FreeBSD-current on her box. > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------