Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:03:53 -0700 From: "David Shanes" <dshanes@personalogic.com> To: "James Love" <love@cptech.org> Cc: "chat@freebsd,org" <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Linux as an alternative to Microsoft Message-ID: <031301bd68c2$c2ef51d0$1d43a8c0@shanes.personalogic.com>
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Mr. Love,
I would like to take a minute of your time to personally thank you and
your organization for giving FreeBSD its well deserved look. Additionally,
the fact that you are reviewing alternatives to a Microsoft world deserves
thanks.
I am confident that you will find it to be comparable to Linux in many
ways and to outperform it in others. Also having a single source for all
FreeBSD related documents, frequently asked questions and the operating
system itself (http://www.freebsd.org) has strong merits that Linux cannot
claim.
Good luck with your efforts and may they come to fruition. I hope that
the next personal computer that I purchase is bundled with FreeBSD.
Sincerely,
David
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-----Original Message-----
From: James Love <love@cptech.org>
To: John Kenagy <jktheowl@bga.com>
Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 1998 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: Linux as an alternative to Microsoft
>John Kenagy wrote:
>>
>> Mr. Love,
>>
>> I appreciate your work and the lifelong efforts of Mr. Nader.
>>
>> However, there are other, and in my opinion, better options than
>> Linux. I use FreeBSD (www.FreeBSD.org), a decendant of the Berkeley
>> Unix.
>Someone sent me the Walnut Creek version of FreeBSD..... and we are
>going to try it out. Jamie
>
>>
>> I beleive it to be more stable than Linux since Linux suffers from
>> one of Microsoft's major flaws: trying to be everything to all.
>> Linux also relies on development to come from several directions.
>> Not a good thing - especially on a system you may make your living
>> with.
>>
>> FreeBSD has a dedicated development team and a large group of
>> volunteers who man the mailing lists, responding in their areas of
>> expertise.
>>
>> The best news is that it is free. Or yu can purchase it from
>> several major book chains for less than a Windows upgrade, with
>> an excellent book by Greg Lehey , "The Complete FreeBSD".
>>
>> If you have questions, let us know!
>>
>> Keep up the good work,
>>
>> John Kenagy
>> Austin, Texas
>
>--
>James Love
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