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Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2003 21:32:24 -0700
To: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
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Subject: Re: dillon@'s commit bit: I object
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At 08:41 PM 2/4/2003, Daniel O'Connor wrote:

>I don't agree with your statements about lack of commercialisation  is
>the fault of a lack of advocacy.

It is. Look at the activities of Bruce Perens, ESR, etc.;
they were vital to the corporate adoption of Linux.

>Linux DID get a head start - IMHO that is the leading cause.

As the dot-com bust showed, the "first-mover advantage" is
overrated. FreeBSD is STILL being hobbled by poor advocacy.

--Brett Glass


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