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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@FreeBSD.ORG>
To: tlambert@primenet.com
CC: naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
In-reply-to: <199902132245.PAA00182@usr02.primenet.com> (message from Terry
	Lambert on Sat, 13 Feb 1999 22:45:11 +0000 (GMT))
Subject: Re: Linus on IRC
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> From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 22:45:11 +0000 (GMT)
> 
> Yes, it is, from a commercial standpoint.  So is BSD.  Both of them
> have interfaces that change far too frequently to be worthwhile
> porting all the software that exists to them.  You write something
> for DOS or Windows, and it continues to run forever.  Same for

  for very short values of forever unless you discount unscheduled
  reboots.  ;)

jmb

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