From owner-freebsd-newbies Fri Mar 20 03:32:06 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA09003 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 03:32:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: (from jmb@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA08968; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 03:31:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jmb) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" Message-Id: <199803201131.DAA08968@hub.freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Newbies list [was: partition spanning multiple drives] In-Reply-To: <35120276.1683@acadiacom.net> from Ralf Black at "Mar 19, 98 11:45:26 pm" To: ralf@acadiacom.net Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 03:31:52 -0800 (PST) Cc: jmb@FreeBSD.ORG, sue@welearn.com.au, lfloyd@sonic.net, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL32 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Ralf Black wrote: > > i dont believe that freebsd is so well known > > that people consider using it and *then* opt for windows. > > perhaps they buy a computer and voila, windos is > > already installed....never occurs to them they could > > install something else. > > > > what do ya think? > > jmb > > -- > My computer came with Windowze, but I'm aware enough to see that there > are other operating systems. > But here I'm refering to Windows NT. I'm sure many system operators > evaluate other software for their business purposes (Webhosting, ISP, > LAN etc.) before buying NT. many, if not most, large businesses reject free software out of hand---"there is no one to call" they say. calling in with a problem, and opening a "case" gives management the "ability to addresses the problem". wether or not teh case is ever resolved is not a consideration. having anothe company to blame is. a sad state of affairs. an excellent business opportunity for those that can sell a box with freebsd and bill $500--$1000 extra for installation. jmb To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message