On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 08:21:39AM -0400, Tom Buskey wrote:
> I downloaded 0.1 of Jolitz on 30-40 5.25" floppies and it wouldn't boot on
> my system.  OS/2 wouldn't either.  Then I got Linux and it booted and ran.
> If FreeBSD had cleaned up the Jolitz version sooner, Linux might not have
> gained its foothold.

I'd venture a guess that the AT&T lawsuit had a very significant impact on the 
adoption rate of BSD vs. Linux in the early days. 

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David W. Aquilina
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