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From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
To: jb <Jb@trisignal.com>
cc: Todd Whitesel <toddpw@best.com>, netbsd-advocacy@NetBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Something I noticed on the Yahoo site
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On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, jb wrote:

> > > I think if we can answer these, that would be a good start. Okay, on the
> > > web site we have 'Of course it runs NetBSD,' but that doesn't really
> > > help someone in the decision making process.
> 
> Indeed. I am in the process of deciding whether to install Linux or
> NetBSD on my Amiga. I have read the www pages in
> www.netbsd.org/goals/index.html and they are ery informative. Nice
> work.
> 
	On behalf of the project and thos ethat work on it and the pages,
	Thankyou!

> If you could add some information on the differences in the different
> Un*x flavors and NetBSD (say Linux vs. NetBSD or FreeBSD vs. NetBSD).
> It would help beginners such as myself make an informed decision about
> what is best for their needs.
> 
> If this information already exists, where can I find it?

        You're probably best looking at the other projects goals pages

        We know our product, and are more than happy to answer any
        questions you might have, but we do not purport to speak for
        other people and their software.

        Asking one group to provide a direct comparison with another
	runs the risk of getting a very subjective viewpoint. 

        I've seen it happen - there are other sites with outdated and in
	some cases just plain misleading information about NetBSD, but its
	not a game we want to get into.

	I'm just going to add the following to the end of our Goals page.
	(Comments and suggestions welcome)

People often ask for a list of differences between NetBSD and other
freely available unix systems. It would not be appropriate to try to
explain the goals and philosophy behind other projects here - we
suggest you check each site for their goals, and make your own decision.

	

		David/absolute

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