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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Advocacy in comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc (was Re: Linux vs. FreeBSD ...)
Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 15:53:07 -0700
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J Wunsch wrote:
] > So would a discussion about FreeBSD and Linux go in a Linux group or
] > a FreeBSD group, or would you rather not hear it at all? Personally
] > I think both camps can learn something interesting from the other.
]
] They can. That's not `advocacy' in Terry's sense.
]
] HOWEVER, this will usually turn into the flame-war about two rounds
] later. The problem is that not only technically knowledgable people
] will respond, but some of those who think they have to defend their
] own decision against themselves...
Exactly. I couldn't have said it better myself. I should have
read ahead in the thread and only posted this response. 8-).
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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