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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA1061 ; Thu, 11 Feb 93 16:05:18 EST Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!sgiblab!darwin.sura.net!udel!gatech!hubcap!ncrcae!ncrhub2!ncrgw2!psinntp!crynwr!nelson From: nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Linux or 386BSD? Distribution: world Message-ID: <729313115snx@crynwr.com> References: <1l6evhINN178@smurf.sti.com> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 93 02:58:35 GMT Organization: Crynwr Software Lines: 25 In article <1kv7e4INNc8h@smurf.sti.com> dgreen@sti.com (Dan R. Greening) writes: Actually, it is somewhat annoying to see uninformative "try both" replys. Doesn't anyone have an honest opinion? It takes days to boot both, Honest opinion: I don't think 386bsd is worth bothering with, because it doesn't use the GNU GPL. In the long term, GPL'ed software will dominate, and I can't see wasting my time on 386bsd. Well, you asked for an opinion... In article <1l6evhINN178@smurf.sti.com> dgreen@sti.com writes: As parochial as Diamond is about its card, my Linux experience gives me some sympathy for those with politically incorrect VGA drivers. I started looking in PC magazines for a decent hardware system and Diamond Stealth cards dominate the high-end market. I could imagine others having the same problems I had with my NE2000 card. Politically correct or not, deliberate non-support of Diamond cards will likely have the effect of pushing people toward a commercial Unix system--or not adopting Unix at all. No, you don't understand. It's not the Xfree people who aren't supporting Diamond, it's Diamond who's not supporting them. So don't reward them by buying their hardware... -russ <nelson@crynwr.com> What canst *thou* say? Crynwr Software Crynwr Software sells packet driver support. 11 Grant St. 315-268-1925 Voice | LPF member - ask me about Potsdam, NY 13676 315-268-9201 FAX | the harm software patents do.