Sam Carleton writes: 

> I thought I might take a poll.  Why do you use NetBSD?  

Several reasons: 

1. It is multi-platform. 

  A. Bought my second computer way back in 1989. It was an Amiga 2000.
     Spent a lot of time learing the OS and languages like JForth.
     All went to waste when Commodore went bankrupt. With the NetBSD
     OS I feel safe to invest time knowing whatever skills I develop
     will follow me if and when I ever have to switch from i386. 

  B. I am convinced that whatever code is written for a multi-platform
     OS like NetBSD must be based on sound logic. That is to say...
     there will be no temptation to exploit some quirky short-cut
     peculiar to one single platform. 

2. The base OS is clean and free of useless dross. I add on only
  such things as are really useful. NetBSD gives me dicatorial control
  over what shall and shall not run on the machine I paid for. As it
  should be. 

3. The community on netbsd-help@netbsd.org is ever so much more polite
  and helpful than were any of the folks I met at my first and second
  (last) meeting for the local Linux users group in Kalamazoo. 

Respectfully, 

Gan 


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