Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:25:43 -0400 From: James Love <love@cptech.org> To: John Kenagy <jktheowl@bga.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux as an alternative to Microsoft Message-ID: <353533E7.D170A42@cptech.org> References: <352EDC98.167EB0E7@bga.com>
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John Kenagy wrote: > > Mr. Love, > > I appreciate your work and the lifelong efforts of Mr. Nader. > > However, there are other, and in my opinion, better options than > Linux. I use FreeBSD (www.FreeBSD.org), a decendant of the Berkeley > Unix. Someone sent me the Walnut Creek version of FreeBSD..... and we are going to try it out. Jamie > > I beleive it to be more stable than Linux since Linux suffers from > one of Microsoft's major flaws: trying to be everything to all. > Linux also relies on development to come from several directions. > Not a good thing - especially on a system you may make your living > with. > > FreeBSD has a dedicated development team and a large group of > volunteers who man the mailing lists, responding in their areas of > expertise. > > The best news is that it is free. Or yu can purchase it from > several major book chains for less than a Windows upgrade, with > an excellent book by Greg Lehey , "The Complete FreeBSD". > > If you have questions, let us know! > > Keep up the good work, > > John Kenagy > Austin, Texas -- James Love Consumer Project on Technology P.O. Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036 love@cptech.org | http://www.cptech.org 202.387.8030, fax 202.234.5176 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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