From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 18 08:58:10 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9EE016A4CE for ; Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:58:10 +0000 (GMT) Received: from knight.ixsystems.net (afg.ixsystems.net [206.40.55.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BA0143D5A for ; Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:58:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from matto@knight.ixsystems.net) Received: from knight.ixsystems.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by knight.ixsystems.net (8.12.10/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j1I8cmdb055960 for ; Fri, 18 Feb 2005 00:38:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from matto@knight.ixsystems.net) Received: (from matto@localhost) by knight.ixsystems.net (8.12.10/8.12.9/Submit) id j1I8cmi9055959 for freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org; Fri, 18 Feb 2005 00:38:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from matto) Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 00:38:48 -0800 From: Matt Olander To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050218003848.A55934@knight.ixsystems.net> References: <9C4E897FB284BF4DBC9C0DC42FB34617641B03@mvaexch01.acuson.com> <128456842.20050217185105@wanadoo.fr> <2810734464.20050217192707@wanadoo.fr> <20050217123730.O79252@makeworld.com> <224383192.20050217213351@wanadoo.fr> <20050217123248.E42152@knight.ixsystems.net> <1843923725.20050218043504@wanadoo.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <1843923725.20050218043504@wanadoo.fr>; from atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr on Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 04:35:04AM +0100 Subject: Re: SPAM: Score 3.7: Re: Instead of freebsd. com, why not... X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:58:10 -0000 On Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 04:35:04AM +0100, Anthony Atkielski wrote: > Apple and Microsoft make excellent desktop operating systems that work > exactly as-is. > > Conversely, Apple and Microsoft make excellent server operating systems, > once a few kinks have been worked out. FreeBSD makes an excellent > server operating system that works as-is. > > Do you see the difference? yes, neither one is free or opensource. > There are also many examples of companies trying to do so and then > giving up and going back to Windows, usually because they feel for the > hype but didn't investigate enough before making the attempt. there are also numerous examples of corporations that used other proprietary operating system that are no longer in business. I think you are on the wrong list. this is FreeBSD advocacy. please post elsewhere unless you have some advocacy information that we can use here for the FreeBSD operating system. thanks, -matt -- Matt Olander (408)943-4100 Phone (408)943-4101 Fax www.offmyserver.com -- "Those who don't read have no advantage over those who can't" -Mark Twain