Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:42:36 -0700 From: "oldfart@gtonet" <oldfart@gtonet.net> To: <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Windriver, Slackware and FreeBSD Message-ID: <BIEHKEFNHFMMJEKCDMLNEEJNCHAA.oldfart@gtonet.net> In-Reply-To: <3ADCDCA7.A01F5F40@acuson.com>
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Nothing personal but I say, "good riddance" to ANYTHING Linux. 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
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