Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 17:21:03 -0800 From: "Kenton A. Hoover" <shibumi@cisco.com> To: Open Systems Networking <opsys@mail.webspan.net> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 6am stupidity, and the actual URL. Message-ID: <199811030121.RAA28929@thyme.cisco.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 02 Nov 1998 01:48:17 EST." <Pine.BSF.4.02.9811020133490.25174-100000@orion.webspan.net>
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It's (reportedly) been confirmed by MS that the document is theirs. The WSJ is supposed to print a story about it on Wednesday. > > This whole document is laughable. The ammount of facts = 0. > My favorite parts are the BSD ones. > > "Linux is killing BSD Unix" No accounting for taste. Of course the windows > of the UNIX world is going to be more popular to the masses. But as has > been stated before the *BSD's are not gimp boxes for the home drooler, > were a server OS. In that context we shred Linux. And in many countries > outside the US I would beg to differ on Linux killing us in any regard. > > "However, Berkeley put severe restrictions on non-academic uses of > the codebase." ??? Someone is smoking some heavy ganja. > > "In order to create a fully free version of BSD UNIX, an ad hoc (but > closed) team of developers created FreeBSD." See above. Im assuming in a > theoretical, backwards, time traveling way these statements tie in with > the BSD/USL thing. I guess. Id have to be smoking what the author is to > understand for sure. > > I don't tend to believe this came from MS. While possible I find the > absolute disregard for facts, and Pro Linux, Con BSD tilt to this a little > to strong. I mean if the DOJ has trouble getting dox out of MS, It's not > too likely that something like this would just "slip out" into someones > hands. > > Its a good laugh if you need one though. > > Chris > -- > "You both seem to be ignoring the fact that the networking market is > driven by so-called 'IT professionals' these days, most of whom can't > tell the difference between an ARP and a carp." --Wes Peters > > ===================================| Open Systems FreeBSD Consulting. > FreeBSD 3.0 is available now! | Phone: (402)573-9124 / ICQ # 20016186 > -----------------------------------| 3335 N. 103 Plaza, Omaha, NE 68134 > FreeBSD: The power to serve! | E-Mail: opsys@open-systems.net > http://www.freebsd.org | Consulting, Network Engineering, Securit y > ===================================| http://open-systems.net > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message | Kenton A. Hoover Network Team Manager | shibumi@cisco.com | | Engineering Computer Services | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | +1.408.526.5249 | |===================== http://www.shockwave.com/~shibumi ====================| | "Years ago my mother said to me, 'In this world, Ellwood, you must be oh | | so smart or oh so pleasant.' For years I was smart. I recommend | | pleasant." -- Ellwood P. Dowd, "Harvey" | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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