Subject: Re: NetBSD Usage (Looking for large sites)
To: Nate Sheeley <nsheeley@doa.flame.org>
From: Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com <michaelv@HeadCandy.com>
List: current-users
Date: 01/17/1996 22:35:14
>In the near future, my employers will be installing 10-20 Pentium class
>computers in local high schools running some type of free Unix system.
>Although I was able to convince them that NetBSD was a superior operating
>system, they have choosen Linux because of the larger user base. In order to
>effectively argue against Linux, I need to find several [as many as
>possible] machines running NetBSD with a large number of users (at least
>50). If you are running such a system please email me with the details
>so I can drop a stack of email on my boss's desk. :^)
I'm not trying to undermine our efforts here, but you might also give
FreeBSD a shot. They do cater more to the beginning user, in general,
than NetBSD does. And, if the Usenet is any indication, they do have
a larger installed base.
I run NetBSD on my machine. But I wouldn't have reservations
recommending FreeBSD to someone where it would fit their needs better.
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Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@HeadCandy.com
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