Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 00:44:07 -0300 (ADT) From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, "Jan B. Koum" <jkb@best.com>, Chris Peiffer <fancylad@zonker.stanford.edu>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD is like Linux (was: Bet you didn't know...) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980521004200.18610O-100000@thelab.hub.org> In-Reply-To: <35639E5D.1221C481@softweyr.com>
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On Wed, 20 May 1998, Wes Peters wrote: > The Hermit Hacker wrote: > % Bet you didn't know we were a "Linux-like operating system", eh? > > Greg Lehey wrote: > > What's wrong with that? FreeBSD *is* like Linux. Considering the > > perspective, I think it's a very nice thing to say. I'm going to > > write to the author and suggest he put in a link to > > http://www.FreeBSD.org/ > > Hermit, get a grip! I agree with Greg, it was complimentary. Reading > between the lines, I see "FreeBSD is a free UNIX system that runs on > PCs, like Linux, but is known to be more stable and therefore makes an > ideal high-powered internet server." I'm sorry, but it kinda grated on my nerves the way *I* read it...my interpretation of something being *like* something else is that its an imitation that isn't quite as good as the original *shrug* Being Linux-like, to me, was saying "similar to, but not as good as"...but, again, that was *my* interpretation... Marc G. Fournier Systems Administrator @ hub.org primary: scrappy@hub.org secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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