From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Feb 1 19: 3:20 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from tomts1-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts1.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.139]) by builder.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BE0C401D for ; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 19:03:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from gandalf ([216.209.152.166]) by tomts3-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.4.01.02.07 201-229-116-107) with SMTP id <20000202025258.FBNL627.tomts3-srv.bellnexxia.net@gandalf> for ; Tue, 1 Feb 2000 21:52:58 -0500 Message-ID: <000801bf6d41$3c6de4c0$010ffea9@gandalf> From: "Scott Parsons" To: Subject: School Project Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 21:49:13 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF6CFE.2E10A900" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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

Hello,

I'm doing a project on FreeBSD with = other=20 classmates for a college presentation.

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.

Could you please just make a few point = form=20 examples of the drawbacks?

In areas such as:

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.

Compatibility- Can FreeBSD use any off = the shelf=20 application?

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?

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.

PS I am using the devil pics for the = project, if=20 that is a problem just tell me.

Thank you for your time,

Scott = Parsons

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