Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 21:49:13 -0800 From: "Scott Parsons" <scott2@sympatico.ca> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: School Project Message-ID: <000801bf6d41$3c6de4c0$010ffea9@gandalf>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF6CFE.2E10A900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, I'm doing a project on FreeBSD with other classmates for a college = presentation. My part in the project, aside from the design, are the pro's and con's. = I guess it's easy enough to find all the pro's; however, con's are not = so easy. Could you please just make a few point form examples of the drawbacks? In areas such as: Marketing - I figure that if it is free, and the source is available = then there isn't much of a market. But I know that = Yahoo and I think Hotmail are using FreeBSD. = There has got to be a drawback somewhere. Compatibility- Can FreeBSD use any off the shelf application? Source Code- if a company has to reveal their changes, won't their = competition just use it? Therefore, what's the = point in trying to alter it for your = advantage? I can't think of anything else, the only reason why I sound negative is = because I'm trying to find the downfalls of FreeBSD. I already know the = great sides to the OS. PS I am using the devil pics for the project, if that is a problem just = tell me. Thank you for your time, Scott Parsons ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF6CFE.2E10A900 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2722.2800" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm doing a project on FreeBSD with = other=20 classmates for a college presentation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My part in the project, aside from the = design, are=20 the pro's and con's. I guess it's easy enough to find all the = pro's; =20 however, con's are not so easy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Could you please just make a few point = form=20 examples of the drawbacks?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In areas such as:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Marketing - I figure that if it is = free, and the=20 source is available then there isn't much = =20 of a market. But I know that = Yahoo=20 and I think Hotmail are using =20 = =20 FreeBSD. There has got to be a drawback somewhere.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Compatibility- Can FreeBSD use any off = the shelf=20 application?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Source Code- if a company has to reveal = their=20 changes, won't their competition just = =20 use it? =20 Therefore, what's the point in trying to alter it for your = =20 = =20 = advantage?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I can't think of anything else, the = only reason why=20 I sound negative is because I'm trying to find the downfalls of FreeBSD. = I=20 already know the great sides to the OS.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PS I am using the devil pics for the = project, if=20 that is a problem just tell me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you for your time,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Scott = Parsons</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF6CFE.2E10A900-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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