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Subject: Re: Why are some linux users saying that FreeBSD is dying
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On Tuesday 08 April 2008 21:32:01 E. J. Cerejo wrote:
> "FreeBSD is a dying OS because netcraft.com confirms it" that's the
> argument used some of these guys, and I'm wondering what data are they
> using to make their point!  Even netcraft is running FreeBSD and the
> uptimes section I can see quite a few running FreeBSD and not one linux!
> Is the data from netcraft reliable?

I think perhaps the Linux users who say those things are just trying to get 
people to use Linux, for political reasons and not because Linux is 
necessarily "better".