Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 13:02:17 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Ian Struble <ian@majesticnet.com> Cc: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com>, FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Linux vs. the rest of the world, poor OS comparison on web p Message-ID: <19971016130217.43807@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.971015191423.ian@majesticnet.com>; from Ian Struble on Wed, Oct 15, 1997 at 06:30:42PM -0700 References: <19971014112528.09598@lemis.com> <XFMail.971015191423.ian@majesticnet.com>
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On Wed, Oct 15, 1997 at 06:30:42PM -0700, Ian Struble wrote:
>
> On 14-Oct-97 Greg Lehey wrote:
>>
>> Why not give this guy the benefit of the doubt? I'll send him the
>> comparison that I plan to print in "The Complete FreeBSD", and offer
>> to investigate the grey areas, like driver support.
>>
>> Question to all, particularly jkh: This guy claims 6,000,000 users of
>> Linux, obviously a very optimistic figure. If we're optimistic, how
>> high could we push the number of FreeBSD users without leaving the
>> realms of reality?
>
> In the Oct 13 NetworkWorld on pg 21, there is a figure of 3-10 million linux
> users worldwide, so this 6 million figure may be a reasonable number. There
> is also an article ("Linux flexes its Internet muscle") that goes on about how
> linux does this and that and washes your dishes. FreeBSDdoes/supports most if
> not all of the same things except maybe support Microsoft Server Block protocol.
Is that something else than SMB? We support that. I've just finished
installing, testing, and documenting it.
> On a more FreeBSD note, I read something in SunExpert(1-2 months ago?) that was
> touting FreeBSD loud and clear. I have been off the mailing lists for a few
> months but I will see if I can't find the article again if someone wants to read
> it themselves.
Yes, we discussed it. It was written by Rich Morin. He was going to
get permission for us to distribute it, but he hasn't got back to me
yet. Hey, Rich, how about it?
Greg
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