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Date:      Sun, 12 Mar 1995 17:27:32 +0800 (CST)
From:      Brian Tao <taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw>
To:        hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   re: A "FreeBSD" Daemon
Message-ID:  <Pine.3.87.9503121732.A19737-0100000@gate>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.9503081402.E11018-0100000@relay-europe.ps.net>

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On Wed, 8 Mar 1995, Aled Morris wrote:
> 
> The biggest problem I've had is the name "Free" BSD - as soon as people 
> hear "Free" they just switch off, insisting that SCO/Sun/HP "bought" 
> solutions would be better.

    I agree.  Out of the three, I would say "NetBSD" has the nicest ring
to it.  "FreeBSD" and "Linux" don't have that "professional" sound to 
them.  I suppose you could go around telling everyone not to judge a book 
by its cover, but it would be easier just to come up with a nicer cover.  :)
--
Brian ("Though this be madness, yet there is method in't") Tao
taob@gate.sinica.edu.tw <-- work ........ play --> taob@io.org





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