Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 19:12:54 -0600 (MDT) From: John Galt <galt@inconnu.isu.edu> To: "oldfart@gtonet" <oldfart@gtonet.net> Cc: <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Windriver, Slackware and FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.32.0104171909220.6340-100000@inconnu.isu.edu> In-Reply-To: <BIEHKEFNHFMMJEKCDMLNEEJNCHAA.oldfart@gtonet.net>
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On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, oldfart@gtonet wrote: >Nothing personal but I say, "good riddance" to ANYTHING Linux. You are a sick person. Four people laid off and you insult them on the way out. Please seek professional help immediately. >IMHO, > >OF > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of David Johnson >> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 5:16 PM >> To: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG >> Subject: Windriver, Slackware and FreeBSD >> >> >> Today's announcement of the abandonment of Slackware caught me by >> surprise. All Slackware employees laid off. Slackware was *profitable* >> for Walnut Creek and BSDi. I think they've lost more in good will than >> they will gain. That, plus some blatant GPL baiting, makes Windriver >> pretty slimy. >> >> So, how is FreeBSD going to fare? Will they be canned as well? Will they >> try to distance themselves from Windriver? I think it would serve >> Windriver right if Slackware, FreeBSD and the ftp.freesoftware.com >> people upped, left, and started over with their own company. >> >> David >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > -- Galt's sci-fi paradox: Stormtroopers versus Redshirts to the death. Who is John Galt? galt@inconnu.isu.edu, that's who! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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