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From: allen campbell <allenc@verinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Andreessen: Linux use growing
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> >The Linux tide is raising all Unix boats.
>
> Strongly disagree. It's sinking SCO and Solaris, and it'll sink FreeBSD
> as well if FreeBSD is not promoted as a superior alternative. Remember,
> as Stewart Alsop said at the Senate hearings, there are many people
> who would prefer that there be *one* standard platform out there. And
> there are others (talk to any commercial developer!) who will *only*
> develop for the platform with the best numbers. These tendencies
> will work against FreeBSD -- in spades.

With Linux, that 'one standard platform' is POSIX and X and source
is open.  FreeBSD and all of UNIX benefits from that.  Our ports
tree proves it.

SCO is sinking for unrelated reasons.

  Allen Campbell
  allenc@verinet.com

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