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From: frank@martha.utcc.utk.edu (frank segner)
Subject: Re: Stable *BSD for Intel
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nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams) writes:
: In article <2lm248$22a@fw.novatel.ca>, Herb Peyerl <hpeyerl@sidney> wrote:
: >Nate Williams (nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu) wrote:
: >: FreeBSD 1.1 is more stable than any other public release of *BSD you'll
: >: find.
: >
: >I once had a car salesman tell me that the line of automobiles he was
: >presenting were undoubtedly the most reliable and economical line of
: >cars on the planet.  This to me was an instant indication that he knew
: >absolutely nothing about cars; so I left his lot and bought elsewhere.
: 
: *laugh*
: 
: Ahh, yes Herb.  You're absolutely correct, I know absolutely nothing
: about anything. ;-)
: 
: I stand by my statement, and have you prove me wrong.  I've already went
: through that with another person you know, I invite you to do the same. 
: My experience and others attest to the above.  (People running various
: release of *BSD I've known and my own experience back up my claim)
: 
: 
: Nate
: -- 
: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu     |  FreeBSD core member and all around tech.
: nate@cs.montana.edu          |  weenie.
: work #: (406) 994-4836       |  Graduating May '94 with a BS in EE 
: home #: (406) 586-0579       |  - looking for work in CS/EE field.

first of all: <grin>

2nd.: that remindes me of an (very) old joke:

what's the difference between a car-salesman and a computer-salesman ?


hmm, the car-salesman knows when he is lying...

3nd.: nate: sorry that i'm a scientist and not a manager: i would hire you
      @once ;-)        (life is hard; but unfair...)


so long,
           frank

--
frank@martha.utk.edu    | actually, my opinions are not really my opinions
frank@ifan.knox.tn.us   | nor the opinions of my boss (who happens to be me ;-)