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From: leonard@dstc.edu.au (David Leonard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Stronghold and other binaries for OpenBSD 2.0
Date: 30 Mar 1997 04:27:27 GMT
Organization: CRC for Distributed Systems Technology
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wjin@cs.uh.edu (Woody Jin) writes:

> In article <3339D4C9.167EB0E7@FreeBSD.org>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> >David Carmean wrote:
> >> I only became aware of OpenBSD about a week ago, and have limited
> >> admin experience and no installation experience with FreeBSD, and
> >> no contact whatsoever with NetBSD.
> >
> >So why not give them all a try?  They're free. :)

> The *time* he has to spend for all of them   is not free.
> It is not his purpose of life or his profession to try all of them
> and compare, either.  :)
> I think that this is what many developers of free software
> should realize in these fast-pace days.  It is the "time, effort", and
> "compatibilty" that matters,  not the price.

free software developers are likely to dispense with the "time is money" adage.
after all their time spent does not directly accrue money, so why should
it be foremost on their minds?  i too say "blah" to these "fast-paced days"!

d

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David Leonard                            
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