From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 28 22:45:40 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from freebie.atkielski.com (ASt-Lambert-101-2-1-14.abo.wanadoo.fr [193.251.59.14]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22B7637B421 for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2001 22:45:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from contactdish (win.atkielski.com [10.0.0.10]) by freebie.atkielski.com (8.11.3/8.11.3) with SMTP id fAT6jWx02194; Thu, 29 Nov 2001 07:45:32 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from anthony@freebie.atkielski.com) Message-ID: <020701c178a1$715e7c90$0a00000a@atkielski.com> From: "Anthony Atkielski" To: , References: <15365.11290.211107.464324@guru.mired.org> <006101c17854$c6aa2570$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C0574C4.3040001@verizon.net> <016e01c17889$23dfd990$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C05BD9D.4000909@verizon.net> <01c601c17896$12bbf560$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C05CE93.6010508@verizon.net> Subject: Re: Feeding the Troll (Was: freebsd as a desktop ?) Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 07:45:32 +0100 Organization: Anthony's Home Page (development site) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Simon writes: > Well I think we are consuming enough bandwidth > as it is without demanding justification for > things we both agree on. Or perhaps you realize that the things we agree on cannot be "justified" any more than the things on which we disagree, but admitting that would destroy your attempt to discredit my assertions by demanding justification for them. > If UNIX is good for 0 users (server) and 2 users > (time-sharing), why is it no good for 1 user? First of all, server use and timesharing use are both multiuser enviroments. And multiuser design differs significantly from single-user design. > What is so special about the number 1? Remember this question the next time you feel inclined to, say, complain about Microsoft being a "monopoly." > That is my last word on the subject. I'm sure > most people on the list are beyond fed up with > this thread by now. I know I am. If you are fed up, all you have to do is stop replying. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message