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Date:      Sat, 8 Dec 2001 10:39:51 +0100
From:      "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com>
To:        "Konstantinos Konstantinidis" <kkonstan@duth.gr>, <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Brad Knowles" <brad.knowles@skynet.be>
Subject:   Re: A breath of fresh air..
Message-ID:  <025d01c17fcc$4c8783d0$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
References:   <0112071641320B.01380@stinky.akitanet.co.uk><000b01c17f42$c23ab140$0a0 0000a@atkielski.com><3C110351.4748B559@duth.gr><005001c17f6c$e60c0ef0$ 0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.17350.796336.801464@guru.mired.org> <006901c17f70$19a2f820$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C11560B.A035DEF3@duth.gr> <009401c17f9c$5bad3bf0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <a05101007b837448d6ad8@[10.0.1.16]> <010601c17fab$1cd2b270$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <a0510100fb8375b52c121@[10.0.1.16]> <016f01c17fb4$b3c1fc00$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <a0510101eb8376b377aa1@[10.0.1.16]> <01e401c17fbe$0f0ae2d0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <a0510102bb8377deadcaf@[10.0.1.16]>

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Brad writes:

> You can't define an orange to be a pear.

I can make general statements about fruits that apply to both.

I can also make general statements about fruits that remain valid even
though there may be specific exceptions.

> Claims to the contrary and all attempts at
> revisionist history don't change the facts.

The original claims do not establish facts, either.

> No, you annoy me because ...

I know why I annoy you; you don't have to explain.

> Depends on how you define "statistically significant".

Well, let's say two percent or more.  So?

> Based on what evidence I've encountered so far,
> it seems that various different Linux distributions
> and FreeBSD are pretty popular replacements.

How would you quantify "pretty popular"?

According to my Web stats at this very moment, all visitors to my site under
all versions of UNIX put together represent only 0.4% of total visits.
Either there are not many out there, or they are keeping an extremely low
profile.

> If you made the point you wanted to make,
> then why are you continuing to spam everyone?

I'm not spamming anyone.  There's just a certain entertainment value in
watching the hotheaded young males tilt at windmills.  They must be
difficult to work with in a professional environment, though.


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