From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Jun 25 10: 5:16 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from corserv.corserv.com (corserv.corserv.com [206.180.159.81]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 923EA37B406 for ; Mon, 25 Jun 2001 10:05:09 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from klyons@corserv.corserv.com) Received: (from klyons@localhost) by corserv.corserv.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) id MAA26858; Mon, 25 Jun 2001 12:06:49 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from klyons) Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 12:06:49 -0500 (CDT) From: Kevin Lyons Message-Id: <200106251706.MAA26858@corserv.corserv.com> To: des@ofug.org, rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: winDriver selling fbsd Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, klyons@corserv.corserv.com 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 > You misunderstand me: I'm not flaming WindRiver (though maybe Kevin > was). I don't particularly care if they sell FreeBSD directly or if > they link to FreeBSDMall. I'm objecting to your language in defending > WindRiver. I think Kevin had a point which you didn't answer in that > mail, though you answer it here (ie, why is there no mention of > FreeBSD on their web page?), and calling him an idiot doesn't help > anyone. I didn't intend to flame windriver. But I was suprised and disappointed at not having fbsd listed on their site. And yes, they did not acquire freebsd. However, semanitcs aside, they are the primary distribution means just like bsdi was and walnut creek were. I've been using fbsd for 4 years and have alsways been able to tell friends and colleauges to go to bsdi or walnut creek to get the cds. I would have expected their successor to do the same, but then I'm not in marketing..maybe the plan is to increase distribution of fbsd through obscurity. As far as the idiot comment goes...I've read too many of das emails to be offended by anything he writes. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message