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Date:      Mon, 26 Jul 1999 10:55:41 +0300
From:      Radu-Cristian FOTESCU <rfotescu@idsrom.com>
To:        "'freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: What to tell to Linux-centric people?!
Message-ID:  <C1F3617BDC52D21185E40000214C247C154056@id-bucharest.idsrom.com>

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> The average Linux user is as un/misinformed about Unix as the average
> Windows user is about DOS.  They think XFree86 is a Linux 
> program.  They
> think GNOME is a Linux program.  They think SAMBA is a Linux program.
> They think xmms (formerlly x11amp) is a Linux program.  Etc...

That IS a good answer! Thx!

> Sure..someone could start http://www.freebsdapps.com, but 
> what would that
> accomplish?  You'd have the same software, and you would only be
> furthering the myth that "Linux software" is only for Linux, 
> and "FreeBSD
> software" is only for FreeBSD.

Well, but this way, people will *still* believe of those apps that they're
Linux-only! :-(

> You're right, I'll switch my servers over to
> Linux right away.
> 
> P.s. There's Linux wallpaper?

Now, THAT is malicious!! The Linux penguin is all over, in all sizes, and
the *BSD community isn't able to spread their own daemon! This IS a shame!

Cheers,
Radu


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