Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 08:55:47 -0600 From: Oscar Bonilla <obonilla@fisicc-ufm.edu> To: Nick Popoff <cryptic@bloodletting.com> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux.com misconceptions Message-ID: <19990520085547.A348@fisicc-ufm.edu> In-Reply-To: <000401bea265$eab54f20$0d42060a@rust.bloodletting.com>; from Nick Popoff on Wed, May 19, 1999 at 07:10:22PM -0700 References: <000401bea265$eab54f20$0d42060a@rust.bloodletting.com>
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well, the article is no longer available... i wonder how many complaints they received... -Oscar On Wed, May 19, 1999 at 07:10:22PM -0700, Nick Popoff wrote: > > I wrote the Linux.com folks complaining about how badly done that > comparison was, and recieved this response within a few minutes: > > ------------ > > I'm very sorry the 'OS Comparisons' article prompted the reaction > it did. We have had a number of readers react strongly to the portrayal > of *BSD in Phil Hughes' article. When racing to build content on > Linux.com, we solicited articles from a number of sources; we did not try > to promote any agenda in our content, only offer an unbiased look at Linux > from as many perspectives as possible. VA Research did not in any way > influence the specifics of the content on Linux.com and will not do so in > the future. > > Clearly, we need to revisit the 'OS Comparisons' document. More > than likely, we will revise the article and include a footnote addressing > your concerns and the concers of others in the UNIX community. I very > much hope that you will revisit Linux.com and pardon our oversight. > > Sincerely, > James Byers > jbyers@linux.com > Linux.com Sr. Developer > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > -- For PGP Public Key: finger obonilla@fisicc-ufm.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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