Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 18:22:02 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: Andy Newman <atrn@zeta.org.au>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A successor to CSRG (was: 4.4BSD) Message-ID: <19990126182202.J16540@futuresouth.com> In-Reply-To: <19990127104014.R66239@freebie.lemis.com>; from Greg Lehey on Wed, Jan 27, 1999 at 10:40:15AM %2B1030 References: <199901260526.VAA14434@dingo.cdrom.com> <Pine.BSF.4.02.9901260117570.8926-100000@sasami.jurai.net> <4.1.19990125233846.0451bc20@mail.lariat.org> <19990127072459.B1291@ska.bsn> <19990126180618.I16540@futuresouth.com> <19990127104014.R66239@freebie.lemis.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Wed, Jan 27, 1999 at 10:40:15AM +1030, a little birdie told me that Greg Lehey remarked > On Tuesday, 26 January 1999 at 18:06:18 -0600, Matthew D. Fuller wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 27, 1999 at 07:24:59AM +1100, a little birdie told me > > that Andy Newman remarked > >>> I can't believe the hype Linux is getting, though. It's being touted > >>> as a cure for warts, wrinkles, and hangnails. > >> > >> The thing that pisses me off is they think they invented it all (Unix). > > > > Gaah... you're not kidding. > > And it's fanned out so far. > > I can't count the number of times I've (patiently, calmly) said the > > words, 'No, Unix is not like Linux, Linux is like Unix', and had to > > explain what I mean... > > Then hear 'Yeah, but Unix was never popular like Linux is...' > > Well, that's right. Think about it in terms of number of users. No, you can't compare like that... that's like saying that... hm, I dunno if I can pull any contemporary analogies here... You have to measure it by relative market share. Raw numbers are fairly meaningless. And I don't think Linux by itself has the market share that Unix as a whole (heck, I'll even include AIX in that category ;) has enjoyed through much of its history... --- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | Matthew Fuller http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd | * fullermd@futuresouth.com fullermd@over-yonder.net * | UNIX Systems Administrator Specializing in FreeBSD | * FutureSouth Communications ISPHelp ISP Consulting * | "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, | * is because I haven't figured out how to light the * | middle yet" | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?19990126182202.J16540>