Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 21:38:58 +0300 From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> To: Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using a FreeBSD desktop was somehting about dog food Message-ID: <CAOgwaMsUABzfn0Xh1HqOJTx7VARs-cUAM687EHD%2BrpCo6LBbDw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <f5568104-39f0-b790-2ad9-2696a18b5bdd@tinka.africa> References: <38b7f44-6d54-fec6-c1f0-d3609d301687@safeport.com> <20220327081341.ef6a08004fb6986edf1b941e@sohara.org> <CAOgwaMsCgKrepam6v42Nk1M%2BnfWqk-yRWeqmKMMu9McsKfeVfQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAM8r67Bn-SEOwaw4V3hWnYkYv27YuvpufVCygnOJA4C_ioWZvg@mail.gmail.com> <20220327102810.00000e6d@seibercom.net> <CAOgwaMsv=5Q7kpdHRUqGSnX-Bnvu=56wap234WBp4E9UA8dsng@mail.gmail.com> <f5568104-39f0-b790-2ad9-2696a18b5bdd@tinka.africa>
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--00000000000072ab4e05db378417 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 7:06 PM Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa> wrote: > > > On 3/27/22 16:49, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk wrote: > > > I am always mentioning that without a sufficiently large user base , > approximately > a large number of companies will not be interested in FreeBSD because > they will > not be able to sell products to FreeBSD users to recover their expenses . > I am a subscriber of many FreeBSD mailing lists . It is very easy to > store a > copy of mailing list archives by using "wget" . > If we count the current FreeBSD users , we will see that the number ( NOT > value ) of > them is small . Newcomers are very rare . > > > There are several companies that use and support FreeBSD on the back-end: > > https://freebsdfoundation.org/ > > Some of the few that come to mind: > > - Juniper > - NetApp > - Netflix > - Verisign > > Mark. > In my previous message to your message I explicitly said my opinion : I am NOT intending these beautiful companies and others behaving like them , but ( real and legal ) persons earning money from usage of FreeBSD , they have means to contribute to FreeBSD and they are NOT making contributions . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk --00000000000072ab4e05db378417 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon= t-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div></div><br><div class= =3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 27, 2022= at 7:06 PM Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa> wrote:<br></div><blockquot= e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px s= olid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> =20 =20 =20 <div> <br> <br> <div>On 3/27/22 16:49, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk wrote:<br> <br> </div> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> =20 <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div class=3D"gmail_quote"> <div><br> </div> <div> <div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">I = am always mentioning that=C2=A0 without a sufficiently=C2=A0 large user base , approximately</div> <div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">a = large number of companies will not be interested in FreeBSD=C2=A0 because they will</div> <div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">no= t be able to sell products to FreeBSD users to recover their expenses .</div> <div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">I = am a subscriber of many FreeBSD mailing lists .=C2=A0 It is very easy to store a</div> <div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">co= py of mailing list archives by using=C2=A0 "wget" .</div> <div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">If= we count=C2=A0 the current FreeBSD users , we will see that the number ( NOT value ) of</div> <div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">th= em is small .=C2=A0 Newcomers are=C2=A0 very rare .</div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> <br> There are several companies that use and support FreeBSD on the back-end:<br> <br> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 <a href=3D"https://freebsdfoundation.org/" target=3D= "_blank">https://freebsdfoundation.org/</a><br>; <br> Some of the few that come to mind:<br> <ul> <li>Juniper</li> <li>NetApp</li> <li>Netflix</li> <li>Verisign</li> </ul> <p>Mark.<br></p></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><= div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_= default">In=C2=A0 my previous message to your message I explicitly said my = opinion :</div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"= class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-se= rif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">I am NOT intending these beaut= iful companies and others behaving like them ,</div><div style=3D"font-fami= ly:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">but ( real an= d legal ) persons earning money from usage of FreeBSD , <br></div><div styl= e=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"= >they have means to=C2=A0 contribute to FreeBSD and <br></div><div style=3D= "font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">the= y are NOT making contributions .<br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,= sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><br></div><di= v><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gma= il_default">Mehmet Erol Sanliturk</div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,san= s-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"></div><br></div><div>=C2= =A0</div></div></div> --00000000000072ab4e05db378417--
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