begin quoting Todd Walton as of Wed, Mar 23, 2005 at 12:23:47PM -0800: > On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:53:58 -0800, Stewart Stremler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: [snip] > > That's an argument for MSWindows. So I don't accept that line of > > reasoning. Employees can surely _learn_. > > The debate is between Linux and BSD. One or more variables may rule > out choosing Windows or OpenSolaris, even if they do excel in a > particular area. It's still valid to choose between Linux and BSD > based on their performance in that particular area.
Sorry, I don't agree. It's hypocritical to dismiss the arguments against you and to then turn around and use those same arguments against another. The debate is between Linux and BSD... but it has been between MSwindows and Linux in the past. Redmond claims that MSwindows is what people are used to and therefore this Linux stuff isn't as suitable... and this is not accepted by the Linux community. Rather, it's pointed out that the employer won't have much trouble training their employees to the new system. Etc. etc. [snip] > > I suspect that's partly due to the GPL "you use it we own it" nature. > > What do you mean? Wouldn't the "you use it we own it" nature move > them towards BSD, and not the other way around? No. The drivers are GPL, and the viral nature of the GPL means that BSD can't leverage those drivers; yet Linux can leverage code from BSD-land. It's an unequal exchange. Then again, I don't know how much Linux has borrowed from BSD over the years, or vice-versa. Thus, the 'suspect'. Anyone have actual numbers? A general feel? > > > BSD is cool and all but I don't see a whole lot of reasons to > > > run it other than for religious or nostalgic reasons. > > > > To get out from under the yoke of the FSF? > > Isn't that a "religious" reason? Nope. > > Really, having an alternative -- a healthy alternative -- is good in > > and of itself. > > La la la.... The final argument of of the zealot. :) Alternatives are nice because the help to offset complacency. -Stewart "You hum so musically. Lots of practice, I presume?" Stremler -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
