From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Apr 10 06:47:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA10098 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 06:47:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns.inw.net (ns.inw.net [206.28.240.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA10040 for ; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 06:47:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mcneills@inw.net) Received: from mcneills (keppp29.inw.net [207.2.103.98]) by ns.inw.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) with SMTP id IAA06206 for ; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 08:47:32 -0500 (CDT) Received: by mcneills (VPOP3 - Unregistered) with SMTP; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 08:48:53 -0500 Message-ID: <00b201bd6487$4ec1fae0$0200a8c0@Dell> Reply-To: "Dennis Reiter" From: "Dennis Reiter" To: Subject: Re: Linux on the npr's All Things Considered Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 08:48:12 -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 4.71.2038.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.2039.0 X-Server: VPOP3 V1.2.5 Unregistered Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Here's the archived URL: http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/archives/1998/980408.atc.html Regards, Denny Reiter denny@kewanee.net ICQ # 823496 "Remember: Wherever you go; There you are." -----Original Message----- From: original man To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Thursday, April 09, 1998 6:08 PM Subject: Linux on the npr's All Things Considered >Did anyone catch the piece on National Public Radio's All Things Considered about Linux. >If you you have real audio you can get the interview at this URL > > http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/archives/1998/current.html >Not sure how long it'll be there as they update their current.html everyday. > >Here's a short synopsis > > Linux OS -- Windows is the dominant operating system that makes computers do > what they do when you tell them to. But there's another operating system that's free > -- the creation of a Finnish programmer who put it out on the world wide web and > invited any and all to improve it. The resulting "committee-written" system is > finding favor with more and more computer-savvy users worldwide. And it's free. > NPR's Dan Charles reports on Linux's founder and how his creation is faring. > (8:15) >It was interesting to say the least > >i'khala > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message