Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 14:50:57 -0400 (EDT) From: "Arthur H. Johnson II" <arthur@tucows.com> To: Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: Bill Fumerola <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com>, "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: More press Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909091450320.303-100000@Arthur.Linuxberg> In-Reply-To: <19990909193124.A280@marder-1>
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Im sure he knows it. "Windows 2005: Now includes a command processo Arthur H. Johnson II http://www.linuxberg.com Linuxberg Manager arthur@tucows.com On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Mark Ovens wrote: > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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