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From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Why *BSD's have smaller user base ? [WAS: Can we quit with "Linux Sucks" ?]
Date: 29 Nov 1994 02:57:54 GMT
Organization: HeadCandy Associates... Sweets for the lobes.
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In-reply-to: steve@adam.com.au's message of 27 Nov 1994 07:34:46 +1030

In article <3b87te$11r@adam.com.au> steve@adam.com.au (Stephen White) writes:

   What I observed was:
     1) The 386bsd groups were all talking about Linux.
   As for why I'm here now - the 386bsd groups are still all talking about
   Linux and I wanted some Linux vs BSD comparisions since I've heard that

The only time the *bsd groups talk about Linux is when people come
posting in them asking about Linux.  Trust me, it's not a fixation of
ours.  Plus, most honest, hard-core development happens on mailing
lists for both NetBSD and FreeBSD.  The newsgroups are pretty much
just for people who ask questions, or to make important announcements.

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   Michael L. VanLoon     michaelv@HeadCandy.com     michaelv@iastate.edu
  Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x for PC/Mac/Amiga/etc.
     Working NetBSD ports: 386+PC, Mac, Amiga, HP300, Sun3, Sun4c, PC532
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