Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 19:53:03 -0400 (AST) From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: From Slashdot... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901311936300.374-100000@thelab.hub.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901312214360.52312-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
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On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Jason C. Wells wrote:
> Now back to the point already in progress...
>
> I have commonly gone on record here regarding the "Linux is doing this.
> What are we going to do about it?" line of discussion. I have been
> consistent in stating the FreeBSD does a good job at doing that which
> FreeBSD does regardless of the Linux path.
This is still the point that I'm trying to find out...what is it that we
are trying to "do a good job at"? If I liked/wanted Linux, I'd
switch...that is not the point of this thread. The point is what do we
consider to be our niche? What do/can we do to improve that?
You mentioned converting a couple of ppl over to FreeBSD...you aren't the
only one who has done this...I've done it for several systems being used
by an ISP, and continue to do so for the rest of their systems. I've done
it with a few students at the University I work at...
...by and far, the *hardest* ones to convert over at the ones that see
Linux and the fact that Gaming companies are starting to do some serious
games for Linux...us, we have a very good Linux emulation, but, like
everything else that is 'emulated', it can only be soooo good.
Look at Solaris...Sun just recently announced they were going to start
working on Linux emulation also...nothing about xBSD, only Linux...where
are failing (if we are failing?) as far as users are concerned?
I'm not afraid to *pay* for something, but how do we convince the
companies out there developing software that there are ppl willing to pay
for the software?
Marc G. Fournier
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
primary: scrappy@hub.org secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org
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