From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Apr 14 19:14:11 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id TAA05129 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 14 Apr 1997 19:14:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from argus (pm3-p40.tfs.net [206.154.183.232]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id TAA05117 for ; Mon, 14 Apr 1997 19:14:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jbryant@localhost) by argus (8.6.12/8.6.12) id VAA09903; Mon, 14 Apr 1997 21:12:45 -0500 From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199704150212.VAA09903@argus> Subject: Re: Commercial vendors registry To: nate@rocky.mt.sri.com Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 21:12:44 -0500 (CDT) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Reply-To: jbryant@tfs.net In-Reply-To: <199704150155.UAA09851@argus> from "Mail Delivery Subsystem" at Apr 14, 97 08:55:42 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In reply: > > > Linux is more available for users, and a lot of its users have no > > > clue, how to use it. > > > > Ugh. I take exception here. It sounds like you are claiming Linux > > users mostly come from installations of CDROM's from bookstores, instead > > of from the net. Net availability is equal, if different. > > Actually, I'd agree with that statement. *MOST* Linux users install > from CDROMS. If it weren't that way I'd argue that Linux would not be > as popular as it is, since their network installations are just > recently as easy as the FreeBSD installation. They essentially copies > the FreeBSD install to do network installations. ditto... putting the cd-roms on the shelves of computers-r-us(tm) is what got lin[s]ux it's biggest user base... try to find FreeBSD anywhere... you'll find lin[s]ux cds in 99 out of 100 computer/software stores though, every mall in america... not doing this was a big marketing mistake on behalf of FreeBSD... jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" jbryant@tfs.net - KC5VDJ 2-meter, 70cm - KPC-3 Plus packet capable