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Date:      28 Apr 1998 11:29:40 +0200
From:      dag-erli@ifi.uio.no (Dag-Erling Coidan =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sm=F8rgrav?= )
To:        David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>
Cc:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav <dag-erli@ifi.uio.no>, FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: IBM marketing (was: Protected mode instructions which reduce to noop.)
Message-ID:  <xzpyawqb8fv.fsf@hrotti.ifi.uio.no>
In-Reply-To: David Kelly's message of "Mon, 27 Apr 1998 19:15:51 -0500"
References:  <199804280015.TAA11332@nospam.hiwaay.net>

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David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> writes:
> I saw a really good quote today. Appears I'll have to look it up because
> I can't remember it and the wording really makes it worthwhile. But the
> gist of it stated "the worst error of modern times is that success is
> equated with excellence." Suggesting the successful are not necessarily
> excellent.

...and the excellent are not necessarily successful, which is why Bill
Gates is the richest man in the world while the FreeBSD project has to
beg people for donations.

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