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Date:      Tue, 14 Oct 1997 08:06:00 +0200
From:      Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>
To:        ac199@hwcn.org
Cc:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Linux vs. the rest of the world, poor OS comparison on web page
Message-ID:  <19971014080600.54765@klemm.gtn.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971013221922.248C-100000@ppp1643.on.sympatico.ca>; from Tim Vanderhoek on Mon, Oct 13, 1997 at 10:25:22PM -0400
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971013143025.23349D-100000@shell6.ba.best.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.971013221922.248C-100000@ppp1643.on.sympatico.ca>

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On Mon, Oct 13, 1997 at 10:25:22PM -0400, Tim Vanderhoek wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Oct 1997, jkb wrote:
> 
> >         Hmm,
> > 
> >         I wonder if we should cc: linuxrx@www.falconweb.com and tell them
> > that FreeBSD does support "Multiple CPU's" and pthreads. And the part
> > about "most used for low-end workstation":
> > <joke>Lets have FreeBSD Inc. sue them for public misinformation</joke>.
> 
> Actually, I kinda' enjoyed reading it.  Amusing.  :-)
> 
> I wouldn't worry too much about potential misinformation.
> Speaking for myself, I'm not usually influenced too much by
> reviewers who don't even take the time to smooth-out the tortured
> English in their articles...

Not so amusing is, that this is a concrete misinformation.
And there are enough people who believe in such figures.

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