Possible project

George Toft plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Sun, 01 Jul 2001 12:06:05 -0700


Tom Bradford wrote:
> 
> George Toft wrote:
> > How does this affect the ability to implement a project?  If it walks
> > like duck and quacks like a duck, who cares that's not a duck, as long
> > as it gets the job done?
> 
> The point I was making was this: David mentioned that Mac OS X might be
> based on FreeBSD, which it is, and that switching to it essentially is
> switching to *nix.   I said, "Yes it is, and it's probably closer to a
> true UNIX than Linux is".  Just a matter of fact remark, take it or
> leave it.  Sorry to offend people's sensibilities, but this potential
> flame war didn't find its spark in my original message.
> 
> Geese walk and quack like ducks, but they take much larger craps.


LOL

George