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Date:      Tue, 28 Apr 1998 14:53:48 +0800
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Frank Pawlak <fpawlak@execpc.com>
Cc:        freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Andreessen: Linux use growing
Message-ID:  <19980428145348.09007@papillon.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <199804241826.NAA01471@darkstar.connect.com>; from Frank Pawlak on Fri, Apr 24, 1998 at 01:26:53PM -0500
References:  <002501bd6fa1$c7fac480$0200a8c0@Dell> <199804241826.NAA01471@darkstar.connect.com>

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On Fri, 24 April 1998 at 13:26:53 -0500, Frank Pawlak wrote:
> On 24 Apr, Dennis Reiter wrote:
>>> From www.news.com :
>>
>> Netscape Communications' vice president of product development Marc
>> Andreessen sees an economic shift on the horizon as freeware and
>> Linux grow in popularity. He made his comments at the Massachusetts
>> Software Council meeting in Boston today, saying that other than
>> Windows NT, Linux is the only operating system currently gaining
>> market share.
>
> Pardon the harsh language.  But godamnit this shit pisses me off.  Can't
> wait till I get some burning issues off my plate and am able get back
> into the foray, and work on some things to shove that attitude down
> their collective throats.
>
> Wish to hell that these Linux groupies would get their heads out of
> their asses and realise that the central issue is UNIX vs M$ no matter
> what flag the various UNIX versions fly.

Sorry, I don't really understand.  What have the Linux people done
wrong?

> "At no time is freedom of speech more precious then when a man hits his
> thumb with a hammer."

Which thumb was it? :-)

Seriously, I can understand people being disappointed that Linux is
doing so much better than FreeBSD.  But you shouldn't be angry at them
for it.

Greg


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