From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 13 2:48:59 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AA6D37B401 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 2002 02:48:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from post-20.mail.nl.demon.net (post-20.mail.nl.demon.net [194.159.73.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7845343E42 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 2002 02:48:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cls@raggedclown.net) Received: from [212.238.197.102] (helo=mailhost.raggedclown.net) by post-20.mail.nl.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 18Bv4q-000KrX-00 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Wed, 13 Nov 2002 10:48:56 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mailhost.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Mail Gateway [dawn]) with ESMTP id 7B81D1F14 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 2002 11:48:55 +0100 (CET) Received: from willow.raggedclown.net (willow.raggedclown.intra [192.168.1.10]) by mailhost.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Mail Gateway [dawn]) with ESMTP id 751FB1D57 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 2002 11:48:44 +0100 (CET) Received: by willow.raggedclown.net (Ragged Clown Host [willow], from userid 1009) id 037E422596; Wed, 13 Nov 2002 11:48:44 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 11:48:44 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Thanks guys Message-ID: <20021113104844.GA1869@raggedclown.net> References: <20021113055636.76357.qmail@web21305.mail.yahoo.com> <1037168694.263.3.camel@asa.gascom.net.ru> <000e01c28af3$35060c30$1baccecd@donatev49iknkl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000e01c28af3$35060c30$1baccecd@donatev49iknkl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS 0.3.12pre8 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 the way it goes...All OS'es should be Open-Sourced..especially in these dangerous days ! Mind you I am not sure how many volunteers there would be who would wish to wade through what is rumoured to be 30 million lines of code that constitute Windows2000. > I've been doing some background reading and correct me if I'm wrong. But I > came across of at least 30 active different open source and commercial Unix > flavors (and I'm sure that's a drop in the bucket)? > > And my last comment is about the commercial Unix flavors. If they cost so > much - are they more bug free, better support, more people working on it. > $12, 000 for a licence is alot of money. > Bug-free.. ROFL. Oh No ! HP-UX, Solaris, AIX ... etc. etc. cannot be described as bug-free my friend. The responsivenes of voluntary effort to systems like FreeBSD and some (but not all) versions of Linux, would astonish some IT managers who think if you don't pay it must be worthless...that is despite FreeBSD's long pedigree and quite well-known fame for stability. > Well, I just like to say that I think FreeBSD is great. My first real unix > experience and I couldn't have done it without the support of the FreeBSD > lists and free tutorials. Well I think it's jolly good as well :) -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message