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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!Germany.EU.net!netmbx.de!bb-data.de!news!mib From: mib@bb-data.de (Martin Ibert) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: why buy BSDI ? Date: 13 Dec 1995 08:28:01 GMT Organization: BB-DATA GmbH, Berlin, Germany Lines: 20 Message-ID: <MIB.95Dec13092801@laforge.bb-data.de> References: <4aj80t$gus@news.voicenet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: laforge.ppe.bb-data.de In-reply-to: 900RR's message of Tue, 12 Dec 1995 06:32:54 GMT In article <4aj80t$gus@news.voicenet.com> 900RR (900RR) writes: if FreeBSD didn't exist, then maybe it would be worth a look. but their byzantine licensing structure ($900 = 10 connected users) is a farce if you ask me. i must be missing the point. For some enterprises, everything that comes for free must be rubbish. For those, a commercial product with costs big $$$ is always preferable, without regard to the quality of the product, the amount and quality of the support available, etc. No, I don't really get it either. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dipl.-Inform. Martin Ibert, BB-DATA GmbH, Brunnenstraße 111, D-13355 Berlin >> e-mail <mib@bb-data.de>, phone +49-30-245-56582, fax +49-30-245-56577 << --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Disclaimer: My views do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. <<