From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Jun 15 8:59:39 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from point.osg.gov.bc.ca (point.osg.gov.bc.ca [142.32.102.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10CB714EFE for ; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:59:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by point.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.8.7/8.8.8) id IAA00521; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:59:30 -0700 Received: from passer.osg.gov.bc.ca(142.32.110.29) via SMTP by point.osg.gov.bc.ca, id smtpda00519; Tue Jun 15 08:59:18 1999 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by passer.osg.gov.bc.ca (8.9.3/8.9.1) id IAA95677; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:59:18 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199906151559.IAA95677@passer.osg.gov.bc.ca> Received: from localhost.osg.gov.bc.ca(127.0.0.1), claiming to be "passer.osg.gov.bc.ca" via SMTP by localhost.osg.gov.bc.ca, id smtpdF95663; Tue Jun 15 08:58:51 1999 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 Reply-To: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group X-OS: FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE X-Sender: cschuber To: Alexander Langer Cc: "Michael C. Vergallen" , gkshenaut@ucdavis.edu, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux not FreeBSD? In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 15 Jun 1999 17:51:38 +0200." <19990615175138.A2300@cichlids.cichlids.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:58:51 -0700 From: Cy Schubert Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org In message <19990615175138.A2300@cichlids.cichlids.com>, Alexander = Langer write s: > Thus spake Michael C. Vergallen (mvergall@double-barrel.be): > = > > Yes but unfortunatly this could happen because the FreeBSD community = does > > not have "Big commercial names" behind them and no commercial entity > > behind them to promote it as a viable alternative...I personally find= this > > to be rediculous but... > = > Does the FreeBSD community want this? > = > Such a user hype as there is on linux brings much people who never > think of reading a handbook etc. On the other hand a large user base does help ensure the longevity = of FreeBSD. Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Open Systems Group Internet: Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca ITSD Cy.Schubert@gems8.gov.bc.ca Province of BC = "e**(i*pi)+1=3D0" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message