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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA1174 ; Tue, 23 Feb 93 14:28:51 EST Xref: sserve comp.os.linux:25822 comp.unix.bsd:11084 Newsgroups: comp.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!unislc!erc From: erc@unislc.uucp (Ed Carp) Subject: Re: Linux or 386BSD? X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6] References: <1l6evhINN178@smurf.sti.com> Message-ID: <1993Feb11.073441.20163@unislc.uucp> Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1993 07:34:41 GMT Lines: 16 Dan R. Greening (dgreen@sti.com) wrote: : That seems more critical: the anti-Diamond attitude is getting in the way : of promoting a beautiful alternative to MS Windows. I could be mistaken, but I believe that the "anti-Diamond" attitude you seem to be seeing is the result of Diamond's refusing to supply technical details of their card that the X folks need to support X. Well, not outright refusal, but they want folks to sign non-disclosure agreements and such. That approach works well in competitive software markets, but not for a free OS. -- Ed Carp erc@apple.com, erc@saturn.upl.com 801/538-0177 (and the Gang of Four - Snowcat, Isis, Blackie, and Sandalwood the Rabbit!) "It is your resistance to 'what is' that causes your suffering." -- Buddha