Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 00:32:20 +0000 From: Scott Mitchell <scott.mitchell@mail.com> To: Anthony Atkielski <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> Cc: Jamie Oulman <jamie@techsquare.com>, Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Just lost one to Linux. Compaq server support. Message-ID: <20011221003220.B444@localhost> In-Reply-To: <014a01c18927$f2270d60$0a00000a@atkielski.com>; from anthony@freebie.atkielski.com on Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 08:28:37AM %2B0100 References: <20011219192206.J5735-100000@zoraida.natserv.net> <a05101004b846e457d3fb@[10.0.1.48]> <20011220011035.A18793@techsquare.com> <014a01c18927$f2270d60$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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On Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 08:28:37AM +0100, Anthony Atkielski wrote: > Jamie writes: > > > that and redhat has yet to come > > close to a release thats as stable as 6.2. > > i think mainly because vendors are quick > > to release when the latest and greatest > > kernel/gnome/kde comes out. > > That is inevitable when a vendor is trying to make money. One of the > advantages of _truly_ open-source software is that nobody has any motivation > to come out with "upgrades" every few months, because they don't derive any > monetary advantage from doing so, and they do not have bills to pay. Sadly, even those who work on truly free software still have bills to pay :-( Or am I missing out on some big secret here? -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" scott.mitchell@mail.com | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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