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From: jerijian@typhoon.seas.ucla.edu (Arthur D. Jerijian)
Subject: Re: Why isn't NetBSD popular?
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Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 18:17:34 GMT
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John S. Dyson (dyson@inuxs.inh.att.com) wrote:
> I am as much a FreeBSD partisan as there is, but the name of this thread
> really bothers me. Let's give 'em a break. I feel about as sensitive
> about the name of this thread as if it was 'Why isn't FreeBSD popular'.
> FWIW...
> (At least it isn't "Why does XXXX suck???")
And I'm the one who started this mess. I just needed to know
what makes Linux and FreeBSD more appealing to PC users than NetBSD. I
almost forgot that NetBSD is a multi-platform system when I asked this
question.
Flames go to me and only me.
> John
> dyson@root.com
--Arthur Jerijian jerijian@aixugrad.seas.ucla.edu
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