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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Network Performance
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 06:04:07 -0700
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To: "Jennifer Carmack (don't delete -jeffs)" <jlc@mass-pc.wpi.edu>
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> Since Linux's networking performance is now superior to FreeBSD's, isn't
> it about time for the FreeBSD developers to admit that Linux is better and
> give up?  I constantly hear BSD people say that they have a better TCP/IP
> stack than Linux, but we all know in actuality this is no longer true.
>    Since most other parts of Linux are now superior to BSD as well, and
> are constantly improving, you BSD people really need to move into the future.
> And the future is Linux.
> 
> I hope you all seriously think about this.

Dear [ person who has stolen Jennifer's account and is now seeking to
see how much email he can get sent to her / clueless person who actually
enjoys the experience of being struck by lightning / intrepid product
tester who has posted this message in order to test new summer line of
asbestos underclothing under real-world conditions],

Thank you for your recent contribution to the USENET flame-bait
invitational, cross posted to comp.os.linux.networking and
comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc in accordance with the AFUFB submission
guidelines.

Our judges have reviewed your submission and regret to inform you that
your flame bait, while a reasonable example of the genre, simply does
not meet the high standards for gratuitious taunting required to make
the finals.  The judges do, however, feel that your posting is worthy at
least of an "honorable mention" and it will be so listed once we publish
our tabulation of 1997's winners.

Your final score, as measured in the AFUFB "light weight" class:

Unverifiable assertions:        5.3
Emotional vs Intellectual bias: 7.1
Vague hand-waving:              4.1
Dubious conclusions:		5.7
Even more dubious citations:	5.2
Usage of "we" to denote
opinions of self and tapeworm:	8.3
------------------------------------
Weighted score:			5.95

Overall, we do feel that your submission shows some promise and we hope
that this will not discourage you from entering next year's competition!

Sincerely,

The AFUFB (Association For Usenet Flame-Bait) judges committee.