thoughts on UNIX and older systems

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Sat Jan 16 12:15:21 1999

On Sat, 16 Jan 1999, Miles O'Neal wrote:

> All this noise about the younger OSes (Linux, FreeBSD)
> got me thinking. I vaccilate between amused and annoyed
> over the bickering between the Linux and FreeBSD contingents.
> That kind of thing is part of the reason Windoze owns as
> much of the matket as it does. I realize nobody could
> predict the way it would take off, but when MS first started
> to own the desktop, the *users* of UNIX should have started
> cooperating. But instead, they went along with the vendor
> factions, and Windoze won.

Here's an analogy for you:

Linux = DOS
FreeBSD = CP/M

Therefore, Linux will come to dominate the world. So don't worry.

Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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