From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 16 02:28:31 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EF66C372 for ; Fri, 16 May 2014 02:28:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ob0-x22a.google.com (mail-ob0-x22a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22a]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B4CF62B3F for ; Fri, 16 May 2014 02:28:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ob0-f170.google.com with SMTP id uy5so2270115obc.15 for ; Thu, 15 May 2014 19:28:30 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=references:mime-version:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:cc:from:subject:date:to; bh=6q/mG7Zt3SI5JJchKI/eSmsm+wjh+7V+vYnXLQ4YvFM=; b=gYgN5GjLBtXSTE8IHSJZfxJRL/WISEm7tv/Eb0zBe0nSRid6y4lKpa5tX+Q1nSTWD3 TzomgiPLCL4ymYmXl3F5QGh06p31BF9yXXpLbozjhyY3JXS4irlMyvUYF1MrCCyuqkpS bKhppf4dlPysVEfWbU1wpBjMyEjerXPG/l0APKlC8clhQ1V8kevF4xqtZIPYE3TQzZ5z b/kfSfkqOtMgVZUqF3lqXm/Cqe1vCIRmJmFEYhIE9U887hfIobvOZWBU794WUNtX4Vbu IN3z+IqF1xn05easBsm7KGkd4dxeOTgGR/gKfwR0T/PDbDPegj0QAjYRK1QvSInkJ4dO JelA== X-Received: by 10.182.214.41 with SMTP id nx9mr13939358obc.15.1400207309981; Thu, 15 May 2014 19:28:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.64] (pool-71-164-185-164.dllstx.fios.verizon.net. [71.164.185.164]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id b7sm23212654oed.7.2014.05.15.19.28.29 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 15 May 2014 19:28:29 -0700 (PDT) References: <20140516033049.229275a0.freebsd@edvax.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) In-Reply-To: <20140516033049.229275a0.freebsd@edvax.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <1E9BB5E1-95C5-4FCA-A22E-DD1B4470089F@gmail.com> X-Mailer: iPad Mail (11D201) From: Matthew Pherigo Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Re:_A_myth_that_has_been_omission_in_FreeBSD_Advocacy_?= =?utf-8?Q?Project=E2=80=8F?= Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 21:28:29 -0500 To: Polytropon Cc: velocidade da luz , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 02:28:31 -0000 Don't feed the trolls, dude. --Matt > On May 15, 2014, at 8:30 PM, Polytropon wrote: >=20 >> On Fri, 16 May 2014 02:52:15 +0300, velocidade da luz wrote: >> A myth that has was omitted in FreeBSD Advocacy Project is >> as follows: The hardware and software vendors consider the >> BSD system used as Hobby.http://www.freebsd.org/advocacy/myths.html >=20 > This doesn't stop especially network gear manufacturers from > putting BSDs into their devices, rebranding it, and selling > it without even mentioning that some BSD powers their products. > (Of course, this is something the BSD license allows them to > do.) >=20 > Can you imagine how many routers, switches, firewalls, storage > appliances and who knows what else is part of "critical business > infrastructures", components of enterprises one would hardly > consider a hobby? Maybe only those who "steal" BSD stuff can. ;-) >=20 > 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? >=20 > Ask your local business PR spokesperson for clarification. :-) >=20 >=20 >=20 >> Do you agree with me? =20 >=20 > Agree on what? That BSD systems are a hobby? Definitely not. > Furthermore, the page you mentioned doesn't mention the word > "hobby"... And by the way, many users of the BSDs just don't > care much about what hardware and software vendors might think > about what BSD is; their focus is on using and developing > BSD to become better every day and make it available to those > who want to improve the world we live in. >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g"