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Date:      Fri, 7 Jan 2000 01:27:53 +0600
From:      Mojahedul Hoque Abul Hasanat <mojahed@citechco.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Not enough information
Message-ID:  <20000107012752.B1981@mars.cosmos.net>
In-Reply-To: <000801bf57c8$474e1b00$0200a8c0@enteract.com>
References:  <000801bf57c8$474e1b00$0200a8c0@enteract.com>

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On Wed, Jan 05, 2000 at 04:00:26PM -0600, Delmir Fernandes wrote:

>
> FreeBSD would be in much better position if it were sold to the
> masses, and not only a very few experts.

What most of this "masses" want is a nice TV typewriter and a
budget calculator.  Have you considered that there might be some
people who want to do other things with their boxes?

> Look at Microsoft... they are where they are not because their
> product is better (actually, their products s$#&),

I think their products are excellent for what they are made for.
Who needs an uptime measured in years to write a letter?  Or play
the latest game?

> they are where they are because they target the masses. You can
> find the resources you need there... in the masses.

I don't think my grandmother would want to write a device driver
for FreeBSD anytime soon!


-- 
Mojahed


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