Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 20:49:17 +0000 (GMT) From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> To: John <papalia@udel.edu> Cc: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>, "Morten A. Middelthon" <morten@freenix.no>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cnn.com - "King of the network operating systems" Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001272044230.53412-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <4.1.20000127145334.00a3df00@mail.udel.edu>
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I just read the review.... i missed the beginning of this thread, but i am appalled that FreeBSd is not even referred to anywhere. Maybe that is because it is free. I find it amusing that win 2000 is already being heralded as a great network OS, when many in the corporate world won't touch it with a 3-meter pole until they see what happens after release and trail-by-fire. Sometimes i wonder if all this advocacy is just a waste of time. FreeBSD may never die, but it will never be taken seriously in a world where a product is judged by slick look-and-feel, accessibility by non-experts, and financial success. Maybe that statement is a bit rash, but i can't see the situation changing anytime soon. Hey, even Linux may be eclipsed by win 2000, who knows? If Solaris 8 is a failure, that will only bolster M$ market position. We may have to settle for a small slice of the pie, and learn to be happy being the radical outsiders, which we already are anyway. ;-) -=> jm <=- If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around, does anybody care? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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