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From: vincent@ucthpx.uct.ac.za (R Vincent)
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Subject: Re: We a FAQ: Linux vs. *BSD!!!
Date: 15 Oct 1994 19:23:53 +0200
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Ken Hughes (hughes@napa.eng.uop.edu) wrote:

: Normally I would agree, but in this case I doubt that ignoring the
: questions will stop them from being asked.  New people come into these
: groups all the time and so these questions are bound to keep coming up.
: The problem is, as you point out, not the questions but the answers.  It's

How about we just randomly assign a person to an operating system?

Person 1: "Which is better - FreeBSD, NetBSD or Linux?"
Answer 1: "FreeBSD"

Person 2: "Which is better - FreeBSD, NetBSD or Linux?"
Answer 2: "NetBSD"

Person 3: "Which is better - FreeBSD, NetBSD or Linux?"
Answer 3: "Linux"

The answer will always be correct if it comes from the right person.
Of course, only *one* person must answer each question.

That way the person stops nagging and the work continues.  :->

*slinks back into his hole*

 -Russell