From owner-freebsd-chat Sat Jun 30 17: 5:53 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from nwlynx.network-lynx.net (nwlynx.network-lynx.net [63.122.185.99]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75D7737B403 for ; Sat, 30 Jun 2001 17:05:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Don@Silver-Lynx.com) Received: from Silver-Lynx.com (doze-1.network-lynx.net [63.122.185.106]) by nwlynx.network-lynx.net (8.11.1/8.9.3/Who.Cares) with ESMTP id f6105Va17665; Sat, 30 Jun 2001 18:05:31 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from Don@Silver-Lynx.com) Message-ID: <3B3E6941.C822FFB3@Silver-Lynx.com> Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 18:05:21 -0600 From: Don Wilde X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mike Meyer Cc: Giorgos Keramidas , chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linux markets (Was: Microsoft giving back to FreeBSD !!) References: <3B3A2E2F.A74DDCC8@pitt.edu> <3B3A2ECF.6FECA0E3@Silver-Lynx.com> <20010630061123.E20203@hades.hell.gr> <3B3DD475.B44E9882@Silver-Lynx.com> <15166.21045.915907.930733@guru.mired.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Mike Meyer wrote: > > Don Wilde types: > > The reality is that the Linux/BSD/BEos/XXX market IS tiny > > except for those outside the "West", and they don't pay cash. > > "Tiny" doesn't mean "worthless". Adobe is still developing and > maintaining Frame for Solaris, HP-UX and AIX, at least on non-intel > hardware. The the Windows and MacIntosh versions may be required to > make the Unix version pay for itself. > Granted, but Solaris and HP-UX and AIX users are used to paying for s/w, and have been brainwashed into believing that payware is going to be better than freeware. As have their bosses who approve the invoices. -- Don Wilde http://www.Silver-Lynx.com Silver Lynx Embedded Microsystems Architects 2218 Southern Bl. Ste. 12 Rio Rancho, NM 87124 505-891-4175 FAX 891-4185 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message