Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 22:39:40 -0800 From: "SteveB" <admin@bsdfan.cncdsl.com> To: <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: FreeBSD vs. Linux, Solaris, and NT Message-ID: <NEBBIGOKKMNLOMOHMJNPAEPCCNAA.admin@bsdfan.cncdsl.com> In-Reply-To: <001d01c06d5b$475e7c80$aa240018@cx443070b>
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Name calling is starting to backfire on the Linux community and there is no reason to drag the 'BSD community down the same path. Some of the journalist in the Linux world are realizing the amount of energy being wasted slamming MS and anything non-Linux. New comers to Linux are getting intimidated hearing the constant trash talk. It's far more productive to talk about why 'BSD is better. Think about the meetings you go to and who you usually tune out. I bet it's the person always griping and never offering a solution. Steve B. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of > Jeremiah Gowdy > Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 7:41 PM > To: Rik van Riel; Murray Stokely > Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rik van Riel" <riel@conectiva.com.br> > To: "Murray Stokely" <murray@osd.bsdi.com> > Cc: <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 3:40 PM > Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT > > > > On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Murray Stokely wrote: > > > > > I want to create a comprehensive body of knowledge that can > > > then be used to make fliers to hand out to Linux weenies at > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > trade shows, published on bsdi.com and/or freebsd.org, etc.. > > > > Haha ;) > > > > With an attitude like that, you'd be hard-pressed to convert > > people to *BSD, which is a shame IMHO, because both *BSD and > > Linux have lots of good things to offer and (still) have some > > different strong and weak points... > > > > And since both systems are good and freely available with open > > development - but with a slightly different style - I think it > > would be better to try and get each user to use the system (s)he > > likes best, instead of discouraging people from finding the best > > free unix for their situation. > > FreeBSD advocacy is prefectly alright. > > And there's nothing wrong with calling them Linux weenies > in FreeBSD circles > :) I usually don't even say it that nicely when I'm > referring to the more > rabid Linux "weenies": "Linux is better than anything, it > is the greatest > OS that ever lives, and it is faster than FreeBSD even > though I have no > knowledge of any kind to support this. Linus is my living > deity and savior > and, in fact, he's Jesus reborn. When judgement day comes, > those who've > forsworn Linux will experience the hell-fire and damnnation > that is OS/2 > !!!!" > > Those are the kind of Linux people I dislike. Calmer > people, rational > people, intelligent people, are often reasonable enough to > simply be shown > FreeBSD, and they will comment on the merits of FreeBSD themselves. > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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