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Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 13:07:47 +0800
From: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com>
To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk>
Subject: Re: A myth that has been omission in FreeBSD Advocacy
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Hi,

On Thu, 15 May 2014 23:44:13 -0400
Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> wrote:

> On 15/05/2014 21:30, Polytropon wrote:
> > And which big corporation would admit that they are using a
> > product that can be obtained for free which helps them to earn
> > money? Would they admit that a "hobby OS" powers their innermost
> > parts? Would they even know that the Internet itself works as
> > we know it simply because UNIX and BSD does exist?
> 
> uh... both Netflix and Juniper are quite open about their use of
> FreeBSD.  Aren't those big enough corporations?
> 
are they in the bike shed business?

I have the feeling that myth and reality also got mixed up in this
threat.

I better use a hobby operating system that works than a professional
operating system that forces users to do what it wants.

Erich