Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 23:54:10 -0800 From: "Peter Kieser" <pfak@telus.net> To: <freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org> Subject: Fw: FreeBSD's momentum and future prospects Message-ID: <001901c2a98f$50189140$c601a8c0@silverdollar>
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Woops, this and the other thread didn't make it to the list, typo on my part. -- Peter Kieser pfak@telus.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Kieser" <pfak@telus.net> To: "Jonathon McKitrick" <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: <freebsd-advocay@freebsd.org>; <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 11:51 PM Subject: Re: FreeBSD's momentum and future prospects > I still find that FreeBSD has more _useful_ drivers then Linux, I have yet > to find a device that isn't detected by FreeBSD, except some USB stuff such > as my Logitech Webcam, and other "cheap" hardware that isn't of real use to > anyone that is running FreeBSD in the first place, still it would be nice to > see some of those drivers supported by FreeBSD, but this would lead to the > bloat of the kernel. > > On the other hand, my favourite feature of FreeBSD is the Kernel > Configuration, it has a nice GENERIC kernel, as Linux does not.. where all > the hardware you would probably need is in the configuration file already, > also even if you have everything in the kernel is really not all that > bloated. > > -- > Peter Kieser > pfak@telus.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jonathon McKitrick" <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> > To: "Peter Kieser" <pfak@telus.net> > Cc: <freebsd-advocay@freebsd.org>; <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> > Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 7:48 PM > Subject: Re: FreeBSD's momentum and future prospects > > > > On Sat, Dec 21, 2002 at 03:24:35PM -0800, Peter Kieser wrote: > > | On another note, the only reason Linux is getting commerical interest is > > | because people don't know about FreeBSD, they also don't know about the > > | goods of the BSD license, if corporations were made aware of how the BSD > > | license can be used, I gaurntee you we would have more people jumping on > the > > | band wagon for FreeBSD development and such. I just don't think BSD in > > | general gets enough publicity. > > > > I recently read that the new Mandrake licensing plans for commercial will > > allow modification of the source without requiring they be released. The > > article remarks how much that is like the BSD license. > > > > | Also, on another note. There is really no BSD "desktop" distro, where > > | everything is configured automatically for you, this would help for > newbie > > | users to pick FreeBSD over Linux. > > > > What about drivers? Does Linux still have the advantage they had before > of > > far more drivers? I haven't booted Linux in 3 years or so. ;-) > > > > jm > > -- > > My other computer is your Windows box. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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