From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 20 19:01:34 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5209F106566C for ; Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:01:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mikel.king@olivent.com) Received: from mail.olivent.com (mail.olivent.com [75.99.82.91]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE1148FC0C for ; Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:01:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by mail.olivent.com (Kerio Connect 7.0.0 patch 1) (using TLSv1/SSLv3 with cipher AES128-SHA (128 bits)); Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:31:30 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: mikel king In-Reply-To: Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:31:29 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: Evan Busch X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A quality operating system Trolling For A Quality Operating System X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:01:34 -0000 On Aug 20, 2011, at 12:47 AM, Evan Busch wrote: > Hi, >=20 > I make decisions about hardware and software for those who work with = me. >=20 > Talking with my second in command this morning, we reached a quandary. > Ron is completely pro-Linux and pro-Windows, and against FreeBSD. >=20 > What is odd about this is that he's the biggest UNIX fanatic I know, > not only all types of UNIX (dating back quite some time) but also all > Unix-like OSen. >=20 > I told him I was considering FreeBSD because of greater stability and = security. >=20 > He asked me a question that stopped me dead: >=20 > "What is a quality operating system?" >=20 >=20 > In his view, and now mine, a quality operating system is reliable, > streamlined and clearly organized. >=20 > Over the past few years, FreeBSD has drifted off-course in this > department, in his view. >=20 > Let me share the points he made that I consider valid (I have deleted > two as trivial, and added one of my own): >=20 >=20 {SNIP} > Fondly, > Evan I do not think it is worth wasting important list bandwidth on your = flame fodder. Therefore I dropped this off in a post to give it the = careful consideration is truly deserves -=20 Trolling For A Quality Operating System http://bit.ly/qUTAeh=20 Regards, Mikel King BSD News Network http://bsdnews.net skype: mikel.king http://twitter.com/mikelking