Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 15:43:17 +0200 From: Arjan van Leeuwen <avleeuwen@piwebs.com> To: "Mick Ireland" <michael.ireland@myrealbox.com> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Rumour Mill on FreeBSD Death Still .... Message-ID: <200309271543.17343.avleeuwen@piwebs.com> In-Reply-To: <1064669876.5aee8e20michael.ireland@myrealbox.com> References: <1064669876.5aee8e20michael.ireland@myrealbox.com>
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On Saturday 27 September 2003 15:37, Mick Ireland wrote: > Greetings !!! > > I sent away for a book, FreeBSD - The Complete Reference, to help > me understand more about this OS, from an Internet site. > > No problems, got the book all okay, and there was everything I wanted - > except that I was given a "Powered by Linux" computer badge !! > > So, I sent back an e-mail, thanking them for their prompt service > and also a snide remark about their penguin badge : > > "G'day !!! > > > "Just want to let you know that my parcel FreeBSD - The Complete Reference > - has arrived and all in one piece too. :-) > > > "Though why you would send me a Linux badge .... ;-)" > > I got this as their response : > > "We did send you a Linux badge because we heard rumours that > BSD is dying. We want you to be aware of any close alternatives in case > death is imminent." > > Now, is that rumour still making the rounds ?? I mean, if it was only the > people on these lists that are the only users of FreeBSD forever, it will > still last longer than BeOS and such !!! > > As such, I do not know whether to be amused or annoyed by their reponse ! It's a 'joke' from a Linux guy. Read Slashdot to understand (or rather, read one of the trolls once, and then forget). Arjan
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