# Why not to run Linux

"Robert J. Brown" (rj@eli.wariat.org)
Wed, 20 Dec 1995 14:56:14 PST

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    >>>>> "Brandon" == Brandon Gillespie <brandon@tombstone.sunrem.com> writes:

        >> There's no excuse for 99% of the people on this list not to be
        >> running Linux.
        Brandon> Although my better judgement told me not to followup to
        Brandon> this, my opinions beat the shit out of it and ergo this
        Brandon> reply was created.

        Brandon> Basically, you make the mistaken assumption that 99% of
        Brandon> the people on this list are actually RUNNING a server,
        Brandon> which is false.  Most people are simply involved with
        Brandon> MOO.

        Brandon> However, even further assuming your comment simply meant
        Brandon> that most people should run MOO under _Linux_ is rather
        Brandon> presumptous.  I have installed ~5 Linux boxes (3
        Brandon> slackware, 2 debian dist), and I don't plan on doing it
        Brandon> again, I now use the much cleaner/standardized/direced
        Brandon> FreeBSD distribution for all of my needs.  Its basically
        Brandon> easier for all aspects.  However, OS wars aside I think
        Brandon> you could generalize your terminology a little by simply
        Brandon> stating 'pc unix', as I could come up with arguments for
        Brandon> NetBSD as well (such as you want to run it on a mac).

    I think that I could go even one step farther.  I switched my PC from
    DOS & windoze to ISC 386/ix Unix SVR3.2 and X11R3 in 1989 for the
    primary reason that I was totally fed up with Microsoft tech support
    and did not want to deal with them again.  I only moved to Linux early
    this year.

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