Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 17:13:27 -0700 From: Donald Wilde <dwilde1@thuntek.net> To: S K I N N E R <skinner@skinner.org> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: O'Reilly article: Whence the Source: Untangling the Open Source/Free Software Debate Message-ID: <36E9ADA7.AF857EA7@thuntek.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9903121911260.9304-100000@confusion.skinner.org>
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S K I N N E R wrote: > > On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Donald Wilde wrote: > > :)that's wrong with the world. If that means FreeBSD will remain smaller > :)than Linux or NT, well, so be it. It's big enough to thrive, and plenty > :)big enough for we and thee. > > See that is one of the key issues. Granted Linux and MS > Platforms have a larger user base and are more widley known. > But as seen with Windows being widley known and used doesnt > mean that it is the best product. As "small" as freebsd has > been it still continues to be just as good if not better in > some aspects. As long as the current user base stays strong > more people will come over if they see or when they see that > FreeBSD offers them what they want in a more stable > envrionement. Its hard to re-direct the Sheep once they are > on a bandwagon of some sort. Who knows linux might become > better it might not. The energry should be spent on making > FreeBSD better then it already is and from there and market > quality not hype. > my point exactly. Thanks for chiming in! -- oooOOO O O O o * * * * * * o ___ _________ _________ _________ ___==__ V_=_=_DW ===--- Don Wilde dwilde1@thuntek.net [ = = ] /oo0000oo-oo--oo-ooo---ooo-ooo---ooo-ooo---ooo-oo---oo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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