Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 20:05:03 -0600 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: Clem.Dye@wdr.com Cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Printed man pages (was: "The Complete FreeBSD", THIRD edition: question) Message-ID: <199903090205.UAA58199@nospam.hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: Message from Clem.Dye@wdr.com of "Mon, 08 Mar 1999 09:03:58 GMT." <H0000082016fb759@MHS>
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Clem.Dye@wdr.com writes: > If you compare what's currently available for FreeBSD verses Linux, > it's clear that there's a long way to go. Without accessible printed > material, I don't see how Joe Public is ever really going to hear > about FreeBSD as a viable alternative to Linux or other commercial > O/S'es. One of the things that bugged me when I was trying to be a Linux user was the volume of books on the Un*x bookshelf with the word, "Linux" in the title. It appeared to me that any wannabe author with an otherwise unsellable book simply had to insert "Linux" in the title to get it published. Similarly these days companies shout, "We're on the Internet!" to drive up their stock prices. Possibly the worst news for FreeBSD recently was this Sunday's Best Buy flyer in the paper. Listed Red Hat Linux for $19.95. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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