Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 07:15:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@aracnet.com> To: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Gimme FreeBSD anyday! Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0009010705060.14474-100000@shell1.aracnet.com> In-Reply-To: <20000901131856.A47895@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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> Is this just the evolution of the hardware and > software markets? Can/should anything be done about it, or is this shift > both permanent and inevitable at this point? If the jobs that only *nix > could do are now accessible on M$ platforms, that does not bode well for the > *nix workstation future. > > (1) Is *nix destined to become just a server and otherwise > behind the scenes OS (albeit the best)? Not if I can help it... I'll fight tooth and nail to keep that from happening. :) > (2) What, if anything, can be done besides requesting and then buying BSD > native apps from developers? And learning to write our own :) Awareness of FreeBSD and Unix systems. If people don't know they're there... they're not going to use it. Remeber most people are victims of Microsoft's Propaganda/Advertising.... :( Rick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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