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Date:      Sat, 02 May 1998 20:56:21 -0500
From:      Kris Kirby <kris@airnet.net>
To:        FreeBSD-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD versus LINUX
Message-ID:  <354BCEC4.7488008C@airnet.net>
References:  <199805010330.WAA00565@darkstar.connect.com> <354b8c8c.300570838@mail.cetlink.net>

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John Kelly wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 30 Apr 1998 22:30:41 -0500 (CDT), Frank Pawlak
> <fpawlak@execpc.com> wrote:
> 
> >In answering the question as I did, I was trying to provide some
> >information to persons that were switching from Linux to FreeBSD and
> >asking for information on the differences between them, and quite
> >frankly were given bullshit for an answer.
> 
> I don't think so.  Take of poll of all ISP's running either of the
> two, and I think you'll find that the vast majority prefer FreeBSD
> instead of Linux.  My statement stands.  "Amateurs like Linux, but
> professionals prefer FreeBSD."

I just returned from a 3rd-12th grade technology conference. I found
Windows 95 in abudance. The machines that weren't running 95 were
dual-booting (with LILO) to Linux. When commenting about FreeBSD, one
person told me quite bluntly: "I'm not down with that FreeBSD shit." For
those of you unaccustomed to the many ideosyncracies of the English
language, he is saying that he doesn't like FreeBSD, and expresses no
future interest in it. But his main point was being able to configure
everything from X. What does he think this is Windows 95 or UN*X?! I
*really* felt bad for not bringing my machine (with the numerous pics of
Chuck. :)) What I saw when Linux was booting I did not like. It reminded
me *too* much of DOS. I now firmly believe that Linux is the Windows of
the UN*X world. flames >> /dev/null

-- 

Kris Kirby <kris@airnet.net>
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TGIFreeBSD... 'Nuff said.

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