Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 11:58:15 -0400 (EDT) From: "Stephen F. Combs" <combssf@salem.ge.com> To: dyson@freebsd.org Cc: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>, davem@jenolan.rutgers.edu, fullermd@narcissus.ml.org, jkh@time.cdrom.com, terry@lambert.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Another Linux Religious war (was Re: Commercial vendors registry) Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.95.970415115653.513n-100000@combs.salem.ge.com> In-Reply-To: <199704151443.JAA00188@dyson.iquest.net>
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Yes it IS changing! I work for GE Motors & Industrial Systems and we use FreeBSD for mission-critical stuff ALL the time (IBM M/F Print Spoolers, Remote DNS servers, SMTP E-Mail masters, etc......). ---- Stephen F. Combs Internet: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM GE Industrial Systems Voice: 540.387.8828 Network Services Home: CombsSF-Home@Salem.GE.COM 1501 Roanoke Blvd FAX: 540.387.7106 Salem, VA 24153 LapTop: CombsSF-Mobile@Salem.GE.COM On Tue, 15 Apr 1997, John S. Dyson wrote: > Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 09:43:14 -0500 (EST) > From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> > Reply-To: dyson@freebsd.org > To: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au> > Cc: davem@jenolan.rutgers.edu, fullermd@narcissus.ml.org, > jkh@time.cdrom.com, terry@lambert.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Another Linux Religious war (was Re: Commercial vendors registry) > > > In some mail from David S. Miller, sie said: > > > > > > Thats funny, we don't have any "Linux vs. FreeBSD" web pages in the > > > Linux world, there are a few "Linux vs. NT" ones which are, from a > > > free software perspective, much more relevant if you are truly > > > interesting in seeing free software and Unix succeed. I guess it is > > > just akin to a food chain in the free Unix world. > > > > I can't see any upper management person ever taking a liking to anything > > that is available "freely" on the 'net for mission critical stuff. And > > I don't mean your < 100 people small companies, but big organisations > > with real budgets. > > > That is changing. > > John >
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