Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 12:09:36 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG, FreeBSD advocacy list <FreeBSD-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Book chapter on BSD published in Salon Message-ID: <4.3.1.2.20000517120734.045f0770@localhost> In-Reply-To: <39224C59.AE4BD2F1@softweyr.com> References: <4.3.1.2.20000516212344.0461bab0@localhost> <20000517163941.J22008@freebie.lemis.com>
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At 01:38 AM 5/17/2000, Wes Peters wrote: >Greg Lehey wrote: > > > > On Tuesday, 16 May 2000 at 21:24:40 -0600, Brett Glass wrote: > > > This one's worth a read, > > > > Indeed, I think it's one of the best I've seen in a while. > > > > > though it's somewhat depressing in that it takes the stance that the > > > BSDs have irrevocably "lost" to Linux. > > > > I didn't see anything irrevocable there. > >In fact, there seems to be much discussion on whether Linux is better in >any way, or even usable for that matter. Actually, some of the other chapters get into that more. The author has a strong pro-Linux bias, and characterizes the BSDers as academics who could develop software and coordinate their own projects but could not evangelize, promote, or market. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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