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Date:      Wed, 3 Mar 1999 23:56:45 +1300
From:      "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz>
To:        eT <eT@KryptoKom.DE>
Cc:        FreeBSD Advocacy <freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: what's in a name?
Message-ID:  <19990303105727.PIOI682101.mta1-rme@wocker>
In-Reply-To: <36DD15A7.DB479EDB@kryptokom.de>

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On 3 Mar 99, at 11:57, eT wrote:

> you know, this whole lin*x thing has me baffled.  ... i am wondering
> why linux has a larger user/suport base in the first place?  could it be that
> the word linux just 'sounds' more like a friendly operating system than
> FreeBSD?  and that because of this new users are more susceptible to
> using it?

From what I understand, it's a matter of time.  Linux has been around 
longer.  Well, I guess I should say, available longer.  FreeBSD was caught 
up in copyright issues for a while.

As far as I'm concerned, the name isn't an issue.  It's the quality.

--
Dan Langille
The FreeBSD Diary
http://www.FreeBSDDiary.com/freebsd


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