Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 12:09:21 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Radu-Cristian FOTESCU <rfotescu@idsrom.com> Cc: "'freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: About Linus Torvalds - Chris Donohue (MSNBC) Tue Feb 9 17:37:29 Message-ID: <3798AFD1.C4485BC2@softweyr.com> References: <C1F3617BDC52D21185E40000214C247C15404F@id-bucharest.idsrom.com>
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Radu-Cristian FOTESCU wrote:
>
> [How should we treat the following proof of LACK of fair play from
> Linus?]
>
> > Host Chris_MSNBC says:
> > Josh Bell: What do you think about the BSD project that is now starting
> > to get more and more support, do you think it will take Linux's hype away,
> > once more and more people learn about the free distributions of BSD?
> >
> > Host Linus_Torvalds- says:
> > I actually think that they have been going away instead of actually making
> > a comeback. And I think they were interesting projects.
Ignore it. As we are breaking into the popular press, the reporters are
simultaneously tiring of the thousands of angry tirades they receive in
email EVERY TIME they mention Linux, even when they mention it in a
positive light.
Anytime you see BSD mentioned in ANY publication, if you feel you must
respond, be polite and thank the author for mentioning BSD. If you wish
to correct, make your point politely, offer resources where the author can
find more info, and thank the author again.
And don't disparage other systems. In fact, ignore them. Point out the
positive aspects of BSD performance and/or your experience with it and
move on. Don't trash the GPL, just point out how positive AND widespread
the BSDL is -- sendmail, BIND, ISC products, ingres & postgres, gated, etc.
Remember, the best revenge is ALWAYS to just live better.
I think WE have a far better chance of not being ruined by the media
attention than the Linux camp; they've attracted a glut of me-toos and
clueless marketroids and the backlash is just beginning. Avoiding rants
and continuing to develop our system as best we can is the very best path
we can take at this moment.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
http://softweyr.com/ wes@softweyr.com
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