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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.questions:5085 comp.os.386bsd.misc:996 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!doc.ic.ac.uk!uknet!mcsun!ieunet!ieunet!dec4ie.ieunet.ie!jkh From: jkh@whisker.lotus.ie (Jordan K. Hubbard) Subject: Re: Comparing anything to NetBSD In-Reply-To: db@diana.ocunix.on.ca's message of Sun, 12 Sep 1993 17: 32:02 GMT Message-ID: <JKH.93Sep14011105@whisker.lotus.ie> Sender: usenet@ieunet.ie (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: whisker.lotus.ie Organization: Lotus Development Ireland References: <26t5dt$80e@pdq.coe.montana.edu>> <MYCROFT.93Sep11210818@duality.gnu.ai.mit.edu> <26tttoINNk60@xs4all.hacktic.nl> <1993Sep12.173202.11791@diana.ocunix.on.ca> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1993 01:11:05 GMT Lines: 24 > Maybe I will just go and use linux. A bunch of uncoordinated hackers, That would be fine and you have our blessings, go! Linux is a fine operating system (meant sincerely), with many admirable features. Don't sit here whining about what a bunch of jerks we are, defect! Vote with your feet! > I could see the justification for Netbsd over 386 0.1 as 0.1 is useless >without the patch kit... But Freebsd as well? Come on guys, BSD has Actually, the conception of both projects was pretty close to simultaneous, and born from the same stimulus (inadequate patchkit, total lack of participation from Bill). We're doing this for free; you want to whine at me, give me some money. Give us all some money while you're at it, then we'll at least listen politely and nod our heads at the right places. Jordan -- Jordan Hubbard jkh@violet.berkeley.edu, jkh@al.org, jkh@whisker.lotus.ie