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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!chi-news.cic.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sesqui.net!uuneo.neosoft.com!nmtigw!zuul.nmti.com!peter From: peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,alt.religion.computers Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD Date: 27 Nov 1995 20:54:04 GMT Organization: Network/development platform support, NMTI Lines: 24 Message-ID: <49d8hc$7ff@zuul.nmti.com> References: <489kuu$rbo@pelican.cs.ucla.edu> <poulosioDIFAnC.ECw@netcom.com> <48vcmk$j0v@ionews.io.org> <poulosioDIGuzK.2GK@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sonic.nmti.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.advocacy:28240 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:9354 comp.unix.advocacy:11357 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:8881 alt.religion.computers:4766 In article <poulosioDIGuzK.2GK@netcom.com>, Mad Max <poulosio@netcom.com> wrote: > No. If it's on the "compatibility list" it's supported, right? Depends on what you mean by "supported". By your definition of "supported" it seems that NO free software would satisfy you. > I BOUGHT the CDs. I did not get them free. You bought them from the developers? Funny, I thought the CDs were sold by third parties. All you buy when you buy a CD with freely distributable software on it is the convenience of not having to FTP it. > Linux: You get what you pay for. No doubt. FreeBSD too. The funny thing is, with NT you don't even get that much... -- Peter da Silva (NIC: PJD2) `-_-' 1601 Industrial Boulevard Bailey Network Management 'U` Sugar Land, TX 77487-5013 +1 713 274 5180 "Har du kramat din varg idag?" USA Bailey pays for my technical expertise. My opinions probably scare them