Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 23:17:25 -0600 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: Randall Senn <randall_senn@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSD? Message-ID: <199902060517.XAA78728@nospam.hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: Message from Randall Senn <randall_senn@yahoo.com> of "Fri, 05 Feb 1999 17:29:24 PST." <19990206012924.18960.rocketmail@send204.yahoomail.com>
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Randall Senn writes: > > Dear Sirs: > > Starting to look at your web site, I saw this snippet. > > FreeBSD is an advanced BSD UNIX operating system for "PC-compatible" > computers, developed and maintained by a large team of individuals. > > What does BSD stand for? It stands for something in a secret language that only members can know. It doesn't translate literally but its ok to tell you that BSD's translation is something between, "Formula-1 Racing Team", "Penguins are tasty snacks", and "We have a better sense of humor than Linux." :-) In short, to know what BSD really means you have to jump in and use it. Others have already provided the straight answer. There is an equal amount of truth to my answer too as these days BSD means a whole lot more than what the initials represent. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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