IMO, the Linux community-at-large allowed them to get distracted from the
original goal of building a great, free, Unix system, rather now their goal
is to eliminate Microsoft and all that it stands for. It was a gradual
change, but it happened. Paramount in that change has been the GPL license,
and the baggage with which it comes.

*BSD, OTOH, has been around about as long (or longer) than Microsoft (and
the Linux movement, for that matter), and has consistently strived to be a
better OS, and has, for the most part, ignored the MS bashing. However, when
they do get started, its enough to make the most die hard Linux zealot
blush.

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Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE
Sr. Systems Administrator
Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity
Atlanta, GA


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 8:46 AM
> To: NT 2000 Discussions
> Subject: RE: Kinda OT -- Firewall servers and the like (home use)
> 
> 
> >>Anyway, I doubt hardly anybody here 
> >>wants to get into *nix at all anyway. :))
> 
> 
> Ha!  You'd be surprised.  :)
> 
> In any event, I find it interesting that BSD to Windows 
> comparisons are
> always less vitriolic than Penguin to Windows discussions... :)
> 
>  
> ASB
> http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB
>  
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Len Conrad
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 8:30 AM
> To: NT 2000 Discussions
> Subject: RE: Kinda OT -- Firewall servers and the like (home use)
> 
> 
> 
> >Actually, in practice Free has been less secure. Not as much less as 
> >the penguin, but less than OpenBSD. There *is* a reason OBSD 
> has a very
> 
> >unique moniker with respect to their default install.
> 
> hey, a *BSD pissing match on an MS list!  :))
> 
> obsd is more secure, but "in practice" fbsd is just as good, 
> esp for the
> 
> situation discussed.
> 
> Anyway, I doubt hardly anybody here wants to get into *nix at all
> anyway. :))
> 
> Len
> 
> 
> 
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