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From: "John S. Dyson" <dyson@freebsd.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Is there a BSD for me?
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 09:04:58 -0500
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Trey wrote:
> 
> Ok, I dunno how many newsgroups I've posted with this (or a similar)
> question.  But here it goes again.  I just got a crusty RS/6000
> w/25mhz RISC from about 1991 or so.  It's running some old version of
> AIX (2.1.something I think) and I'm looking to upgrade.  I run FreeBSD
> right now on my other systems so I figure another BSD derivative is
> good for me.  Is there a system for me?
>
It'd be nice to do a port for FreeBSD :-).  If not, then you might
want to talk to the NetBSD or OpenBSD crews.

>
> By the way, do you know that FreeBSD is very much unliked in Berkeley?
> The Linux users, I think, have turned into some sort of cancer.
> 
Sad...  Linux is a really good kernel.  In fact, advocacy (with
honesty), won't cause many negative responses from any of the
various Linux or *BSD communities.  It is the negative feelings
and narrow viewpoints that cause problems interpersonally or
in the newsgroups.

John