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From: dfr@render.com (Doug Rabson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Why isn't NetBSD popular?
Date: 15 Aug 1995 10:14:24 GMT
Organization: RenderMorphics Ltd.
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In article <40oq62$6d4@genesis.domino.org> neil@domino.org (Neil J. McRae) writes:
> [...]
> 
> My employer uses NetBSD extensively, and the reason is that NetBSD is a
> damn good, high quality product. NetBSD's marketing is done via word
> of mouth, NetBSD's only marketing is quality of the final product itself.

I know Neil's employer and they certainly do some pretty impressive
things with NetBSD.  Thats not to say that they couldn't do those same
things with FreeBSD boxes.  I would settle for them just updating
their FreeBSD mirror though :-)

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