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From: rob@eats.com (Rob Newberry)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Impressions: FreeBSD vs Linux
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 1994 19:56:54 UNDEFINED
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>>I guess the concept of "no pain, no gain" is foreign to you?

>Sorry.  I dislike these flame wars intensely, and I just happen to find
>the above "concept" one of the more disgusting ones ("Hey, I'm *macho*,
>I use an operating system that is PAINFUL because that way I gain
>much"). 

>Next I guess you'll tell me "you get what you pay for".  I haven't been
>this close to flaming someone in a *long* time,

>                Linus

>PS.  I tested out Slackware a few weeks ago, and my reaction was "hey,
>this install looks like a DOS program".  I'm not ashamed to admit that I
>was immensely pleased. 

Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap...

And for the operating system as well...clap, clap, clap...

Rob


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