Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 17:33:16 -0800 From: "Kenton A. Hoover" <shibumi@cisco.com> To: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD mentioned in SRO Update Message-ID: <199901170133.RAA03310@miranda-bsd.cisco.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 14 Jan 1999 00:15:02 MST." <369D9976.EE53D4E8@softweyr.com>
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On Thu, 14 Jan 1999 00:15:02 MST, Sendmail channeled Wes Peters saying: > >5. The Cheapest Route: A Tale Of Linux Vs. Cisco > http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/srou990114/www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/column/0,471 2,381687,00.html > > There's not a single long-haul packet on the Net that doesn't pass through at > least one Cisco router on its way from hither to yon. But there's just one > little problem: It's expensive--very expensive. So why not try Linux instead? You have a Linux box that will switch at OC-12 speeds available? (I do not speak for my employer...) | Kenton A. Hoover Network Team Manager | shibumi@cisco.com | | Engineering Computer Services | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | +1.408.526.5249 | |===================== http://www.shockwave.com/~shibumi ====================| | And the American left's infatuation with thrifty socialized medicine | | is made possible by their never having to deal with it. The Japs and the | | Brits are a stoic bunch, suffering in silence, blaming themselves for | | any illness, apologizing for any sort of dependence on the health | | system, probably never reporting many deadly illnesses for fear of | | cultural shame. I'll never forget having my front teeth removed by the | | wonderful National Health Service: nurse's foot on my chest (I kid you | | not), dentist's pliers in my mouth, blood everywhere, no gas, and when I | | screamed, I was accused of not being a grown-up. I was eight. Still, | | really cheap. 6 percent of GNP on health in Britain, and all those | | lovely physiques and smiles to show for it. | | -- Andrew Sullivan | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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