Date: Sun, 19 Oct 1997 13:12:55 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Mike Allison <mallison@konnections.com> Cc: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@cs.tu-berlin.de>, "'Sean Kelly'" <kelly@fsl.noaa.gov>, Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>, Ian Struble <ian@majesticnet.com>, "chat@FreeBSD.ORG" <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Linux vs. the rest of the world, poor OS comparison on web p Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971019130710.278G-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <01BCDC7F.CBE103D0@ip185-231.konnections.com>
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On Sun, 19 Oct 1997, Mike Allison wrote: > You can't pretend or deny that MS isn't important. If you ignore NT > than you're effectively cutting your own throat. There are thousands > who will not buy anything but, > > -Mike Mike, that's totally false. Let me give an illuminating example. There are many stamp collectors who haven't the least interest in MS. There aren't nearly as many stamp collectors as there are MS customer's, but that doesn't invalidate stamp collectors as a group, nor mean that there couldn't be a stamp collecting magazine that totally ignores MS, and still sells well. There are more than enough people interested in Unix, to be able to support a magazine, and there is absoltely no reason whatsoever to require unix people (those who don't want to do MS stuff) to read MS stuff. There's plenty of room for all types, and anybody who says you have to cater to the biggest is showing prejudice. > > ---------- > From: Sean Kelly > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 1997 10:04 AM > To: Wolfram Schneider > Cc: Andreas Klemm; Ian Struble; chat@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Linux vs. the rest of the world, poor OS comparison on web p > > > > What's SunExpert ? An online magazine ? > > A paper magazine for Sun users. Pure Unix, no NT ;-) > > If only that were the case. From the cover of this month's issue: > > | Incorporating RS/Magazine > | SUNEXPERT > | The Server/Workstation Magazine for UNIX/NT IS Managers > > There's also a regular column called NTegration. :-( > > --Sean > > > > > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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