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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!news.ucdavis.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!hasty From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Subject: Re: What happened to these projects ? Message-ID: <hastyC5yJIs.Lqw@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <1r17cqINNqgi@fstgds01.tu-graz.ac.at> <1993Apr21.202838.7929@fcom.cc.utah.edu> <1r855hINN56d@gap.caltech.edu> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1993 22:23:16 GMT Lines: 47 In article <1r855hINN56d@gap.caltech.edu> glt@cco.caltech.edu (Greg Tanaka) writes: >terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C) writes: > >>In article <1r17cqINNqgi@fstgds01.tu-graz.ac.at> chmr@edvz.tu-graz.ac.at (Christoph Robitschko) writes: Part of the success of Linux is due to the participants actively spreading the word that Linux is available. For instance, about 2 months ago, I think it was in Unix Review it had a nice article about Linux and a step-by-step User Friendly installation guide. A little while ago, in comp.windows.x, I was totally out numbered by the Linux group. The subject was how to provide X services on a PC. About 5 Linux users, responded to the topic. The result was that we looked very impressive against the competition: commercial Unix, X-terminals, DVX, etc.. So I turn to tk/tcl newsgroup, surprise! There was linux but we were ahead of them in the tk/tcl arena :-) I go to work and my co-workers who are interested in Unix for the PCs they ask me about Linux. Also, I have noticed that Linux users don't even hesitate to acquire 386bsd technology. When I first posted my patches for XS3 in less than a day the linux people were eager to get hold of the code. To their surprise Jon Tombs (Linux) already had the code and a working server :) What do I think? We need 386bsd participants to write or tell other people about their work and 386bsd. Hopefully, this will help to attract individuals that are willing to contribute. I think that many, not all, 386bsd users just simply start downloading or porting to 386bsd and forget about sharing their work with the rest of us:-) Also, part of the problem is that we have a HIGH Flame rate!!!! Friday's Blues, Amancio -- This message brought to you by the letters X and S and the number 3 Amancio Hasty | Home: (415) 495-3046 | ftp-site depository of all my work: e-mail hasty@netcom.com | sunvis.rtpnc.epa.gov:/pub/386bsd/incoming