Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 14:34:09 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: pst@shockwave.com (Paul Traina) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sgml formatting code Message-ID: <199706040504.OAA11867@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199706040458.VAA03147@precipice.shockwave.com> from Paul Traina at "Jun 3, 97 09:58:54 pm"
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Paul Traina stands accused of saying: > > is helpful. And so forth. "works perfectly well as a port" is fine > from the POV of an application, not so good when you are talking > about primitive tools, with the current installation model. > > That's a job for son of sysinstall. Debian Linux has been doing the right > thing in this regard for years, so don't give me a line about this being the > end of FreeBSD as we know it. In the current context, pruning the system to the bone would drive ISVs like ourselves to another platform. Right now, our users are extremely happy with the "comfort level" that FreeBSD systems provide them; it's often a significant selling point when talking them into accepting a unix-centric solution. The alternative is not _currently_ palatable; I agree that we need to help make SoSy part of the solution. > Do you wonder at my defence? > > No, I scoff at it. :-) Ah, but you would 8) -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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