From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 25 16:15:41 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9F4416A402 for ; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:15:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmoran@collaborativefusion.com) Received: from mx00.pub.collaborativefusion.com (mx00.pub.collaborativefusion.com [206.210.89.199]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A18B213C44B for ; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:15:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmoran@collaborativefusion.com) Received: from vanquish.pgh.priv.collaborativefusion.com (vanquish.pgh.priv.collaborativefusion.com [192.168.2.61]) (SSL: TLSv1/SSLv3,256bits,AES256-SHA) by wingspan with esmtp; Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:15:40 -0500 id 00056450.45B8D7AC.0001496D Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:15:40 -0500 From: Bill Moran To: "Marco Muskus" Message-Id: <20070125111540.1a412400.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> In-Reply-To: <194fdf590701250644m6c983f7em362911aaaf5c6d96@mail.gmail.com> References: <45B8B022.1020909@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk> <20070125091844.62a290af.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> <45B8C0CE.4060203@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk> <194fdf590701250644m6c983f7em362911aaaf5c6d96@mail.gmail.com> Organization: Collaborative Fusion X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.3.0 (GTK+ 2.10.7; i386-portbld-freebsd6.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BBC debate "Battle of the operating systems" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:15:41 -0000 In response to "Marco Muskus" : > 2007/1/25, Robin Becker : > > Bill Moran wrote: > > > In response to Robin Becker : > > > > > >> The BBC is to host a debate on multiple OSes. > > >> > > >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6288119.stm > > >> > > >> They want one individual to represent each OS. Apparently they only want Vista, > > >> OS X and Linux, but I don't see why we can't press for FreeBSD. > > > > > > I sent them a comment about how FreeBSD should be included. I think > > > that if enough of us send in comments, they'll re-open the submission. > > > > > Where did you mail~ usually there's a link like "tell us your opinion" etc etc, > > but I could not see one on that page. > > There is no sense in trying to explain to the media what BSD means, > its like a try to run the NASCAR or the F1 with a Renault 4. Whats in > the media lately ? Linux vs Vista vs OS X, no more ... in fact in my > country a News channel show a report where they said "Vista the most > advanced and powerfull OS of the world", how did you try to make the > world understand ? > > I don`t think that the BBC will understand This is some really defeatist talk ... I mean, you're welcome to have your opinion, but if you're this hopeless about everything ... man. You should consider finding some hobbies that are fun, and lighten up a bit. -- Bill Moran Collaborative Fusion Inc.