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Date:      Tue, 06 Jan 2004 17:25:28 +0000
From:      Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk>
To:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: Where is FreeBSD going?
Message-ID:  <92871984.1073409928@raptor>
In-Reply-To: <79B4EAB03B5E4649A740A8C1452F606435AF1B@y6001a.umb.corp.umb.com>
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--On 06 January 2004 11:05 -0600 "Munden, Randall J" 
<Randall.Munden@umb.com> wrote:

> Frankly, I'd never given thought to providing more effort.  The OS
> has always done it's own advocacy in my experience.

I think that has long been a FreeBSD weakness. While the Linux crowd have 
gained a certain momentum as far as publicity etc. goes - FreeBSD, "just 
works".

It's public image is kind of akin to it's actual spec. You install it, it 
runs, it does the work - it doesn't complain.

Personally (and from a company point of view) we're happy with FreeBSD, 
where it is - how it got there, and where it's going...

Amongst most people I know who use FreeBSD - they actually consider the 
lack of 'noise & shouting' and clutter as a bonus and value the slow - but 
stable approach to releases. Again these are probably things that don't do 
it's image to the non-user a lot of good, for all the wrong reasons :)

-Karl



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