On May 4, 2012, at 8:42 PM, Mike Meyer wrote:
> On Fri, 04 May 2012 15:11:10 -0400
> "Dieter BSD" <dieter...@engineer.com> wrote:
>
>> *WHY* is Linux so much more popular than the BSDs?
>
> My "newsbyte" answer is:
>
> BSD is Unix for people who love quality software.
> Linux is Unix for people who hate Microsoft.
My favorite comparison-quote is from the former (x3) CEO of our company from
way-way back (circa '95-'96):
``Linux is for Windows users that want to learn UNIX.
FreeBSD is for UNIX users that want to use affordable hardware.''
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