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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!news.mathworks.com!news.kei.com!nntp.coast.net!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD - have an faq Date: 18 Jul 1996 15:15:26 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 29 Message-ID: <4slgtu$a3@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <4s9l9o$d9t@nyx10.cs.du.edu> <31EA6DA9.7D114A71@w3page.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Blaine Minazzi (bminazzi@w3page.com) wrote: : Please remember that both Operating Systems are nothing more : than tools to accomplish a task, they are not religions, political : systems, or any such things. But when that task is enjoying "playing" with and learning the OS, and in some cases to improve the OS, people consider what they've got as being the best - until proven otherwise (especially if that individual is a part of the design/development process). Then, someone comes along and makes a comment that "is clearly untrue" or "has no basis", and people let rip... despite the fact that they themselves make remarks that have no "background". A good example is the TCP latency thread - Linus vs John Dyson - it'll go down in history.... :-( It was a misunderstanding - both John & Linus are not the sort of people to say things without foundation, but hey, who's perfect. I don't think this sort of stuff can ever be discussed without the occasional flame. After all, there are also people out there that pick on these sorts of groups with the sole aim to create a flame war :-( This has gotta make it infinitely more difficult to make a FAQ. But if you can find someone willing to do it - and fairly - good luck. -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....