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$0200a8c0@Dell> <199804241826.NAA01471@darkstar.connect.com>
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(moved to -advocacy) On Fri, 24 April 1998 at 13:26:53 -0500, Frank Pawlak wrote: > On 24 Apr, Dennis Reiter wrote: >>> From www.news.com : >> >> Netscape Communications' vice president of product development Marc >> Andreessen sees an economic shift on the horizon as freeware and >> Linux grow in popularity. He made his comments at the Massachusetts >> Software Council meeting in Boston today, saying that other than >> Windows NT, Linux is the only operating system currently gaining >> market share. > > Pardon the harsh language. But godamnit this shit pisses me off. Can't > wait till I get some burning issues off my plate and am able get back > into the foray, and work on some things to shove that attitude down > their collective throats. > > Wish to hell that these Linux groupies would get their heads out of > their asses and realise that the central issue is UNIX vs M$ 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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