Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 19:31:24 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Bill Fumerola <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com> Cc: "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org>, advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: More press Message-ID: <19990909193124.A280@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909091319100.373-100000@jade.chc-chimes.com>; from Bill Fumerola on Thu, Sep 09, 1999 at 01:20:18PM -0400 References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909091359240.65384-100000@earth.fxp> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909091319100.373-100000@jade.chc-chimes.com>
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On Thu, Sep 09, 1999 at 01:20:18PM -0400, Bill Fumerola wrote: > > [redirected to -advocacy where this belonged first off] > > On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Chris D. Faulhaber wrote: > > > There is a short but sweet[1] article on ZDNet today regarding FreeBSD: > > > > http://www.zdnet.com/zdtv/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,3656,2324624,00.html > > > > Not too in-depth, but it gives a good quick overview, calling FreeBSD a > > true Unix, emphasizing it's history compared to Linux. > > >From a link on that page: > > At this point, for most purposes, there's no real difference > between Linux and BSD. Neither one is necessarily better than the > other. You should choose based on your own preferences and what > kind of support is available to you. > From futher down on the same link: But remember, truly portable Unix software runs on both platforms just fine. Err, since when did Linux have FreeBSD binary compatibility? I guess they must mean "truly portable Unix source compiles and runs on both platforms" I really like the last sentence though: The important thing is to learn some flavor of Unix because, in many ways, it's the operating system of the future. Does Billy G read these columns I wonder? > -- > - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - > - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message -- STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. OBSOLETE: Any computer you own. ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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