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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.interport.net!news.interport.net!not-for-mail From: davidtay@interport.net (David Tay) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: why buy BSDI ? Date: 14 Dec 1995 18:31:38 -0500 Organization: Interport Communications Corp. Lines: 18 Message-ID: <4aqc4q$9l6@interport.net> References: <4aj80t$gus@news.voicenet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: interport.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] 900RR (900RR) wrote: : what does BSDI offer me that i can't/don't get with FreeBSD (or even : Linux for that matter). For a couple of grand, i could buy and set up : an ass-kicking BSDI P133 super system. for the same sum, BSDI sends : me (FedEx, thank you) a CDROM, and a tech-support number.... :\ well, if you're a big company, and you have money to spend, then you should spend it. also, if you're a big company, you want to be able to get someone on the phone and be able to chew them out. lastly, you can tell your boss that BSDI screwed up instead of putting your neck on the line since you picked FreeBSD. i do think FreeBSD is a great OS. --David Tay ============================================================================ davidtay@interport.net support software piracy