Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 01:53:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Open Systems Networking <opsys@mail.webspan.net> To: David Greenman <dg@root.com> Cc: "Kriston J. Rehberg" <kriston@ibm.net>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Andreessen: Linux use growing Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980504013727.9309A-100000@orion.webspan.net> In-Reply-To: <199805040509.WAA04212@implode.root.com>
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On Sun, 3 May 1998, David Greenman wrote:
> Some people will have this opinion, but many others will not. In the end,
> I think FreeBSD's name may actually be a significant reason why it is so
> successful. It seems incredibly ironic to me that in a country that was
> founded on the principle of freedom, that "free" has to some people become
> a dirty word.
AMEN! Pretty soon you wont have any 2nd, 5th, or any other rights.
Clinton still has some time left in office :)
Seriously though, I think that part of the problem with the "free" is bad
mentality when talking about FreeBSD's name is that people don't realize
just how used FreeBSD is in coporate america. No it isn't selling like
Microsoft. But it also doesn't need to. It takes multiple NT servers to
equal one FreeBSD server. It is alot easier to track NT sales #'s to
FreeBSD. I have no proof of any of this, just speculation and deduction,
but there are lot's of places running FreeBSD in some capacity. I don't
know what capacity but places like bellcore, AT&T (and many sub-divisions
therein), uu-net, and probably many others run FreeBSD on some of their
servers. I think FreeBSD is very well respected in MANY places by MANY
people. People who run the technical side of things in companies.
And they have the right not to admit to it up front and outright.
FreeBSD doesn't enforce a GPL like philosophy :) You run our OS and we
FORCE you to proudly say so! heh
It would be great if they did, it would probably do wonders for us and
give us great publicity. But again they are not obligated to.
And I could be dreaming this and imagining these places powering things
with FreeBSD but i'm willing to bet im not. I dont think people realize
this, simply because we don't have UU-Net or bellcore shouting "Hey! Over
here! Run FreeBSD it is superior to eveything in existance! We power our
electric socks with it!" Just some food for thought for those who think
Free in FreeBSD has made FreeBSD a road less traveled.
A deranged FreeBSD fanatic,
Chris
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