Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 18:19:36 -0500 From: "Christian Edward Gruber" <christian.edward.gruber@gmx.net> To: "Greg Lehey" <grog@lemis.com>, "Brett Glass" <brett@lariat.org> Cc: <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>, <advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG>, <netbsd-advocacy@NetBSD.org>, <advocacy@openbsd.org> Subject: Re: Nick "Scrooge" Petreley Bashes BSDs Message-ID: <04cb01c06d36$d10e22c0$0300910a@israfil.net> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20001223153103.04756d10@localhost> <20001224091615.A68374@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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Excuse me, but he mentioned OpenBSD four separate times, albeit using the contracted O BSD. ;) cg. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Lehey" <grog@lemis.com> To: "Brett Glass" <brett@lariat.org> Cc: <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>; <advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG>; <netbsd-advocacy@NetBSD.org>; <advocacy@openbsd.org> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 5:46 PM Subject: Re: Nick "Scrooge" Petreley Bashes BSDs > On Saturday, 23 December 2000 at 15:32:26 -0700, Brett Glass wrote: > > Nick Petreley, editor of LinuxWorld, uses his Christmas InfoWorld > > column to bash not one but all of the BSDs. > > > > See > > > > http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/00/12/25/001225oppetreley.xml > > Well, Brett, it's no secret that we don't exactly see eye to eye, but > this time I'm left wondering what you're talking about. To quote: > > (To the tune of 'O Christmas Tree') > > O BSD, O BSD! > How rarely have I heard it! > FreeBSD, NetBSD, > No matter how you word it! > It's only Linux all the time, > Yes, even though you're in your prime. > O BSD, O BSD! > How rarely have I heard it! > > Not only would I not call that bashing, I'd call it advocacy. Not the > most spectacular advocacy, granted, but certainly in favour. Oh, and > he left out OpenBSD. Before you see something sinister in that, I'd > guess that he didn't care too much, and it was difficult to fit in. > > Greg > -- > Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key > See complete headers for address and phone numbers > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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