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To: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <giffunip@asme.org>
Cc: allen campbell <allenc@verinet.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Andreessen: Linux use growing
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"Pedro F. Giffuni" <giffunip@asme.org> writes:

> People that develop for Linux rarely take standards into account,
> besides POSIX was not a priority in the Linux camp until
> recently. SCO is IMHO the only standard platform.

Huh?

Name some recent linux projects that have been successful?  gimp?
runs fine on freebsd.  kde? runs fine as well.  even linux binaries
run.  

I do agree that FreeBSD needs to paint itself as a better linux than
linux -- can't believe i just said that ;-)!! ... but i don't think
your argument that linux software won't run under freebsd b/c they
write it linux-specific is tenable.

--

Steve Farrell


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