From owner-freebsd-chat Sat Dec 23 15:18:47 2000 From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 23 15:18:43 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from azrael.israfil.net (24.68.8.153.on.wave.home.com [24.68.8.153]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B42A837B400 for ; Sat, 23 Dec 2000 15:18:42 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 20423 invoked from network); 23 Dec 2000 23:21:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO radience) (10.145.0.3) by azrael.israfil.net with SMTP; 23 Dec 2000 23:21:03 -0000 Message-ID: <04cb01c06d36$d10e22c0$0300910a@israfil.net> From: "Christian Edward Gruber" To: "Greg Lehey" , "Brett Glass" Cc: , , , References: <4.3.2.7.2.20001223153103.04756d10@localhost> <20001224091615.A68374@wantadilla.lemis.com> Subject: Re: Nick "Scrooge" Petreley Bashes BSDs Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 18:19:36 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Excuse me, but he mentioned OpenBSD four separate times, albeit using the contracted O BSD. ;) cg. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Lehey" To: "Brett Glass" Cc: ; ; ; 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