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From: paul@pp2.smc.south.telia.se (Paul Pries)
Subject: Re: Free Un*x vs. Windows NT
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uphlabh@gemini.oscs.montana.edu (Brian Handy) writes:
: I've been harrassed for about the last week by a local guy here who's 
: convinced Windows NT is the greatest thing around the block and my 
: FreeBSD box is simply a waste of electricity and silicon, which in 
: turn makes me an Oxygen thief.
: 

If the guy has an attitude like that the only thing that really would 
work is for you to get a good baseball bat. I presume you know how to
use it... :-) :-)

What I've heard, NT is "... a bit of a dissapointment..."

[ a bit snipped ]

: Thanks,
: 
: Brian 
: handy@condor.oscs.montana.edu

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Paul Pries
paul@pp2.smc.south.telia.se