Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 11:31:02 -0500 From: Walter Brameld <brameld@twave.net> To: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: [Complete FreeBSD book - any cooments?] Message-ID: <00031311362803.24959@Bozo_3.BozoLand.domain> In-Reply-To: <200003131607.IAA07279@ptavv.es.net> References: <200003131607.IAA07279@ptavv.es.net>
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On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, in a never-ending search for enlightenment, Kevin Oberman wrote: > > From: Walter Brameld <brameld@twave.net> > > Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 10:55:40 -0500 > > Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > Just please please do not buy it at amazon.com. > > Why not? > > (Is your objection related to Amazon in general or something > specifically related to FreeBSD?) > > R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer I have absolutely no problem with either FreeBSD (After all it's what I'm using) or the book. My problem is with amazon.com, their inappropriate patent on the One-Click ordering system and the management philosophy that would result in same. If you would like further information on thsi issue, see: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/amazon.html#whyBoycott A running dialog between Tim O'Reilly of O'Reilly books and Jeff Bezos, CEO of amazon.com may be found at http://www.oreilly.com -- Walter Brameld Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow? BSD: Are you guys coming, or what? Walter: Where the hell am I? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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