Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 20:58:33 -0600 From: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: boot Debian on a RouterStation Pro Message-ID: <j2lade45ae91005031958h30f3a854hfc782fcf7e46f86@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20100503200723.e5d82f85.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <1272832020.12040.34.camel@localhost> <x2sa14066a01005030455n105947d8i457d8c7daa98d94f@mail.gmail.com> <p2p5635aa0d1005030653qd76f3c6le181fdf4f635281b@mail.gmail.com> <4BDED9BE.6080907@radel.com> <i2ha14066a01005030734sf359e1a2nce2b624e3d917be0@mail.gmail.com> <20100503200723.e5d82f85.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 5/3/10, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Mon, 3 May 2010 10:34:21 -0400, Alejandro Imass <ait@p2ee.org> wrote: >> Why on earth would someone put Debian and FreeBSD and "distros" in the >> same breath, must be a joke. >> >> I use Debian _and_ FreeBSD extensively but I have no confusion in tha >> FBSD is not a Linux distro. > > I can assure you it's not - at least not in Germany; here, some > years ago a computer related magazine had an article with the > title "FreeBSD - the professional Linux". :-) > > Similar to "Windows NT 4.0" as a professional Windows. "Windows 2008" vs Vista I read the magazine article title as "to everyone who wants a linux/unix like system, FreeBSD is the professional choice" It's all interpreted to the reader... however typing "Debian" when being sent to a FreeBSD list is completely misdirected, I would have ignored it if it wasn't for the fact that there were so many responses to this thread.
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