Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 21:28:29 -0500 From: Matthew Pherigo <hybrid120@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: velocidade da luz <assembler914@outlook.com>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Re:_A_myth_that_has_been_omission_in_FreeBSD_Advocacy_?= =?utf-8?Q?Project=E2=80=8F?= Message-ID: <1E9BB5E1-95C5-4FCA-A22E-DD1B4470089F@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20140516033049.229275a0.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <COL128-W383D0FC2EA9C1B34A3909C90360@phx.gbl> <20140516033049.229275a0.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Don't feed the trolls, dude. --Matt > On May 15, 2014, at 8:30 PM, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: >=20 >> On Fri, 16 May 2014 02:52:15 +0300, velocidade da luz wrote: >> A myth that has was omitted in FreeBSD Advocacy Project is >> as follows: The hardware and software vendors consider the >> BSD system used as Hobby.http://www.freebsd.org/advocacy/myths.html >=20 > This doesn't stop especially network gear manufacturers from > putting BSDs into their devices, rebranding it, and selling > it without even mentioning that some BSD powers their products. > (Of course, this is something the BSD license allows them to > do.) >=20 > Can you imagine how many routers, switches, firewalls, storage > appliances and who knows what else is part of "critical business > infrastructures", components of enterprises one would hardly > consider a hobby? Maybe only those who "steal" BSD stuff can. ;-) >=20 > And which big corporation would admit that they are using a > product that can be obtained for free which helps them to earn > money? Would they admit that a "hobby OS" powers their innermost > parts? Would they even know that the Internet itself works as > we know it simply because UNIX and BSD does exist? >=20 > Ask your local business PR spokesperson for clarification. :-) >=20 >=20 >=20 >> Do you agree with me? =20 >=20 > Agree on what? That BSD systems are a hobby? Definitely not. > Furthermore, the page you mentioned doesn't mention the word > "hobby"... And by the way, many users of the BSDs just don't > care much about what hardware and software vendors might think > about what BSD is; their focus is on using and developing > BSD to become better every day and make it available to those > who want to improve the world we live in. >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g"
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