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Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 19:19:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joe \"Marcus\" Clarke" <jmcla@ocala.cs.miami.edu>
To: RHS Camel Smoker <bbobb@blerg.dyn.ml.org>
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Subject: Re: linux vs fbsd
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You can get the daemon t-shirts and embroidered shirts at
http://www.mckusick.com/beastie/index.html.

-Joe Clarke

On Thu, 25 Sep 1997, RHS Camel Smoker wrote:

> 
> On Thu, 25 Sep 1997, Joe "Marcus" Clarke wrote:
> 
> > Subject: Re: linux vs fbsd
> > 
> > FreeBSD is by far, a better operating system.  Why?  Well, first, pretty
> > much anything you can run on Linux will run on FreeBSD with very little
> > effort. 
> 
> *grin* little effort = little fun ;-)
> 
> > It's rock solid, and has, by far, the best support of all of
> > any Intel operating system.  If I have a question, this list, or people
> > like Greg Lehey and Brian Sommers will answer it expediently. 
> 
> [root@blerg games]# uptime
>   3:24pm  up 1 day,  8:33,  7 users,  load average: 1.03, 1.01, 1.00
> 
> the longest I can keep my linux box up is around 3 days. I've hit 2 weeks
> before...then it kinda fell apart. =]
> 
> >  As for playing around with it, it's got a load of games,
> > window managers, drawing/painting apps, and tricks.
> 
> *grin* I was aiming more for playing around with the kernel, but games are
> a pretty definite plus ;-)
> 
> > Linux, in my
> > opinion, is too mixed up and confusing.  You have a variety of different
> > Linux kinds, with support being muddled, and at times, hard to find.
> > FreeBSD has one central outlet for support, upgrades, and apps, with
> > easy-to-find links to related sites, and related documentation.  Plus,
> > if that doesn't win you, FreeBSD has that kick-ass daemon for a logo.
> 
> heheheh...I've read stories about that daemon...;-)
> 
> *shrug* I'm convinced. I've gotten around 5 messages back from this list -
> the most responses I've ever seen from a specific question.
> 
> thanks. :-)
> 
> now...where do I get those freebsd t-shirts? ;-)
> 
> > 
> > -Joe Clarke
> > 
> 
> ps - thought it was kind of a bsd-ish sign that PGP would compile with a
> 'make bsd', but choke with a 'make linux'. =]
>