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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux.help:8831 comp.os.386bsd.questions:6872 Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!hobbes.physics.uiowa.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!fen From: fen@netcom.com (Fen Labalme) Subject: Re: SUMMARY: FreeBSD vs. Linux Message-ID: <fenCGIzuK.K5J@netcom.com> Followup-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.386bsd.questions Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8] References: <2bs065$1gd@news.cs.tulane.edu> Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1993 09:03:56 GMT Lines: 25 cajho@uno.edu wrote: : Hmmm. If Linux is so scary and NetBSD so nice, why so many Linux users and : why is Linux growing so damn fast? It just seems like Linux exploded... : This is a serious question, not a jab at the BSD folks. I am wondering what : it is about Linux that is causing this... I am very surprised that I just read 33 responses comparing Linux and Free/NetBSD and I saw no mention of one of the best reasons I know of to be using Linux: Linux is the only one of the bunch that is copylefted !! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fen ~~~ Fen Labalme for EFF info, email <eff@eff.org> Broadcatch Technologies for LPF info, email <lpf@uunet.uu.net> <fen@comedia.com> for CPSR info, email <cpsr@cpsr.org> 415/731-1174 protect your freedoms! PGP Key ID: 1024/0AF8FD Copyright 1993 Fen Labalme. You may redistribute only if your recipients may. -- Fen Labalme for EFF info, email <eff@eff.org> Broadcatch Technologies for LPF info, email <league@ai.mit.edu> <fen@netcom.com> for CPSR info, email <cpsr@cpsr.org> 415/731-1174 protect your freedoms! PGP Key ID: 1024/0AF8FD Copyright 1993 Fen Labalme. You may redistribute only if your recipients may.