Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 08:32:45 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Zippy <seth@freebie.dp.ny.frb.org>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Netscape browser Message-ID: <4.1.19990319082724.03f70100@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9903182359220.23743-100000@freebie.dp.ny.frb .org> References: <4.1.19990318215447.03f129e0@localhost>
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At 12:08 AM 3/19/99 -0500, Zippy wrote: >> I'd rather see some folks (and, yes, I'd help, though I'm not qualified >> to do it alone) build FreeBSD emulation for Linux. Then, app vendors could >> make a business case for targeting FreeBSD. >> >> --Brett > >Tough sell, considering 1) Linux's press of late (the heads of software >companies read the trades and WSJ and see Linux all over the place >lately, but no mention of FreeBSD), and 2) Jordan's assertion that vendors >should port to Linux instead of FreeBSD if they've only got resources for >one. Maybe his stance would change if there were a FreeBSD emulator? I think it would. As we have learned both from OS/2 and from current experience with FreeBSD, he who emulates is in a bad position to get native ports. He who is emulated, on the other hand, is in a good one. So, why not introduce FreeBSD emulation for Linux and maintain it? FreeBSD would by no means grab all of Linux's market share, but Jordan could then say, "Develop for FreeBSD and you'll run on Linux too." A much better message. Such an effort would also tap the zeitgeist in Debian and on Slashdot, where people are proposing various combinations of Linux and the BSDs. This could be the single best move that could be made to promote FreeBSD right now. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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