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From: andreas@knobel.GUN.de (Andreas Klemm)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: To Merge or Not to Merge *BSD. What does it really mean?
Date: 15 Jan 1995 18:59:19 GMT
Organization: Solaris 2.4 research kitchen, D-41469 Neuss
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mark anthony kolesar (kolesar@cis.ohio-state.edu) wrote:
: In article <3f49s8$k60@dagny.galt.com> alex@nine.org (Alex Wetmore) writes:
: <---- CUT ----->
: >I don't think that merging the two BSDs is going to get them more press
: >or make it easier for users to install...
: >
: >alex
: I'm not sure about that. When I first heard about BSD I was confused by all
: the BSD variants -- NetBSD, FreeBSD, BSD386. Even though there are Linux
: variants, they are all referred to as Linux. Having the BSD camp unite would
: at least provide the press with some focus. I like the name somebody else
: mentioned, OpenBSD.
^^^^^^^
I was the one who ...
But after reading Jordans comments, what merging could mean, I doubt
that it would be a good idea ... I think the best would be to stick
with the BSD of your choice.
BTW: it would be fine, if someone could think about a SPARC port
for FreeBSD. Perhaps there are some nice people ... ?! ;-)
Perhaps we reach OpenBSD better, if the differences between both
releases minimize. So a multi platform approach on FreeBSD would
be welcome I think.
Zu Deutsch: schleichende Migration ;-)
Andreas ///
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