Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 23:38:48 GMT From: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@inwind.it> To: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.osd.bsdi.com> Cc: "James Wyatt" <jwyatt@rwsystems.net>, "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, "Brett Glass" <brett@lariat.org>, "Chris D . Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ftpd bug in FreeBSD through at least 3.4 Message-ID: <20001002.23384800@bartequi.ottodomain.org> In-Reply-To: <60749.970522334@winston.osd.bsdi.com> References: <60749.970522334@winston.osd.bsdi.com>
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================> redirected to -chat <================ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 10/2/00, 10:32:14 PM, Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.osd.bsdi.com> wrote regarding Re: ftpd bug in FreeBSD through at least 3.4 : > > And this is why Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, et al will NEVER beat a supported > > pay-for-use Operating System like Windows in the eyes of real-world > > business-critical system administrators and CIOs. Of course, all the egos, > > moaning, and bitching don't help either. > If you want to buy a support contract for older version of FreeBSD, > please contact BSDi at 1-800-800-4BSD (or +1 719 457 8400 outside the > USA) or, if you prefer, any of the other companies offering commercial > support for *BSD which are listed in the gallery. > Expecting unpaid volunteers to perform the same function as the > pay-for-use operating system vendors would be so unrealistic as to > border on idiocy and so I can only give you the benefit of the doubt > in assuming you must have been talking about something else. > - Jordan Dear Jordan Hubbard, I am sorry to inform you that I disagree: 1) I do NOT think that M$ support, albeit paid 195$/h or so, is as effective as your statements would seem to imply; 2) I do NOT think that Windows (NT4 or NT5, ahem, Windows2000) administrators have a knowledge of OSes, networking, etc., comparable to UNIX administrators; 3) I do NOT think that UNIX experts/specialists can ever be considered on the same footing as the so-called Windows (aka point-and-click) experts; While I understand your overall attidude, I do NOT accept the implications sub 1), 2), 3). Best regards, Salvo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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