Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 12:18:59 -0700 From: "Jack Velte" <jackv@earthling.net> To: <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: "FreeBSD is professional; linux is for home users" Message-ID: <01bdb0ee$957f60e0$577f01d0@jackv.pacbell.net>
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there is a thread on "silicon investor," a stock message web site about linux. i posted the white paper that jordan wrote. it got a lot of favorable response, but nobody had heard of FreeBSD there. then someone said, from reading the stuff on cdrom.com about Linux and FreeBSD, that FreeBSD was for professionals and Linux was for "home users." i wrote this marketing stuff and realize that it IS presenting a distorted perception of the ease of use of FreeBSD verses linux. in general i would now say that FreeBSD is the Easiest to use free unix on the market. walnut creek's marketing material might be updated after all this time. -jack ...... jack said: what in your reading made you come to this conclusion? i'm really curious, because this is the general perception, but FreeBSD and linux are really very similar to the non-kernel hacking user. why do you think linux is friendlier? ....... g_m10 said: Jack, This is how distributor http://www.cdrom.com/ presents them: "FreeBSD 2.2.6 is a full, professional quality, UNIX-compatible operating system." "Linux is a UNIX clone, .... for mid-size businesses and departments, but user-friendly enough for home users. I have no experience with either one. When I buy a new computer by the end of the year, I will order a CD ROM from one of the distributors, and will rely, of course, on their opinion. It might be just a perception, but this is how perception becomes a reality. If you have an experience with any or both of them, please, share it with us. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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