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Subject: Re: Linux vs *BSD (new twist)
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dmarples@voyager.comms.eee.strath.ac.uk (David Marples) writes:

>I'm pleased that you agree that there is room for both systems to
>co-exist, compliment each other and generally aim for different types
>of users.  This tolerant, understanding attitude will help us go
>forward in competing with the likes of NT...

    who's competing?

    I don't get it.  NT is not a bad thing if I don't have
    to use it, but can run linux instead.  On the other hand,
    there is room for NT and linux to coexist (well, not on
    the same harddrive :) ), just as there is room for netbsd,
    system7, and DOS.

--
Maurice S. Barnum               ==    I speak for me, not my employer.
xmsb@borland.com                ||    "There is no confusion like the
mosigbit@deeptht.armory.com     ||    confusion of a simple mind."
mbarnum@nyx.cs.du.edu           ==       -- F. Scott Fitzgerald