Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 00:57:05 -0500 (CDT) From: Frank Pawlak <fpawlak@execpc.com> To: brett@lariat.org Cc: grog@lemis.com, mike@smith.net.au, dshanes@personalogic.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re[2]: Fw: Your Article "Freeware: The Heart & Soul of the Internet" Message-ID: <199804100557.AAA00342@darkstar.connect.com> In-Reply-To: <199804100428.WAA09649@lariat.lariat.org>
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Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> wrote: > At 11:35 AM 4/10/98 +0930, Greg Lehey wrote: > > >Tim knows about Jordan, despite his message. We've repeatedly tried > >to get them interested in BSD, but there's something at ORA that > >resists. > > It is, as usual, the "almighty dollar." ORA sees the Linux market as > larger, and therefore favors it. They once explained to me that they > had no interest in porting their Windows and NT Web server or > conferencing software to UNIX for the same reason. > > >I've just about given up with ORA. They seem to be relinquishing > >their position as the favourite UNIX publisher and chasing the NT > >crowd. > > More proof, alas, that they're chasing what they believe to be the > largest market. > > --Brett That is the name of the game in the commercial world. Frank > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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