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From: othman@oasys.pc.my (Othman Ahmad)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Impressions: FreeBSD vs Linux
Message-ID: <acZTkc1w165w@oasys.pc.my>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 94 16:53:45 +800
References: <2nt3fk$b0l@menudo.uh.edu>
Organization: Telekom Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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cosc19v2@menudo.uh.edu (cosc19v2) writes:
This message was dated 5/4/94 but I just cannot help commenting on it.
> WRONG !!!
> It is not for using or hacking around DOS or UNIX themselves.
> It is the SOFTWARE that we want to use.
> Can you tell me how you can run SimCity2000, Typing Tutor, Power Point,
> Authorware Professional, ...etc. on your *BSD machine ?
I'm doing that as well and more reliably than DOSEMU.
> every day, and the latter uses *BSD for *BSD hacking (of course, in this
> case, you don't need DOS and you don't want to see it again).
No because I'm already using BSD on workstations so why should I learn a new
unix os.
> Let me explain how my old PC is being used at home. It is used by
> 3 people. I mostly use Linux, my wife uses Linux for her thesis, and
> uses Windows for her work. My kid uses it for KID PIX, "Just GRandma and
> ME", "Athur teacher trouble" CDROMs, and Mario Teaches Typing.
> We all have fun with Lemmings, and learns some aspect while we play
> SimEarth, and SimLife. Unlike your (or their) *BSD machines, our PC's
> uptime is, in many case, less than an hour, since we all want it.
> So what ?
What makes you think *BSD cannot do that as well.
> Gees, it is not worth while to deal with this kind of stiff-necked BSD users.
It is also very difficult to deal with ignorant Linux users.
SABAH is HEAVEN. Beautiful islands, mountains and jungles are next to 5 star
hotels. There are no natural and very few man-made disasters,
BUT for how long will it last?
Disclaimer: I only speak for myself