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Date:      Wed, 13 Nov 2002 08:33:36 -0800
From:      Nathan Kinkade <nkinkade@dsl-only.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Thanks guys
Message-ID:  <20021113163336.GG72253@sub21-156.member.dsl-only.net>
In-Reply-To: <20021113104844.GA1869@raggedclown.net>
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On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 11:48:44AM +0100, Cliff Sarginson wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 01:01:08AM -0800, Grant Cooper wrote:
> > There are so many different types of UNIX. If freeBSD is so great why won't
> > natural selection begin and let some of these Unix flavors die?
> > 
> > Really, wouldn't it be a better world if we had just a couple open source
> > OS?
> > 
> Why ? That's why it's Open-Source, it breaks the monopoly of closed
> source. Ok, 20 flavours of Linux and at least 3 of *BSD; well...that's
<snip>
> -- 
> Regards
>    Cliff Sarginson 
>    The Netherlands

20 flavours of Linux?  A quick search at http://www.linux.org/dist/ with
criteria "Any Language", "Any Category" and  "Intel Compatible" returns
149 distros.  Even  moving the Caterory to "Mainstream/General Public"
returns 56.

Nathan

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