https://linuxadvocacy.tomg.computer/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Linux_taglinesLinux taglines - Revision history2026-07-21T22:59:24ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://linuxadvocacy.tomg.computer/index.php?title=Linux_taglines&diff=28&oldid=prevTom G.: copy from backup plus "it's free because it's good" line2025-12-18T18:08:27Z<p>copy from backup plus "it's free because it's good" line</p>
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In article <1o487u...@access.digex.com> ste...@access.digex.com (stephen balbach) writes:<br />
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> Other than the fact Linux has a cool name, could someone explain why I<br />
> should use Linux over BSD?<br />
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No. That's it. The cool name, that is. We worked very hard on<br />
creating a name that would appeal to the majority of people, and it<br />
certainly paid off: thousands of people are using linux just to be able<br />
to say "OS/2? Hah. I've got Linux. What a cool name". 386BSD made the<br />
mistake of putting a lot of numbers and weird abbreviations into the<br />
name, and is scaring away a lot of people just because it sounds too<br />
technical.<br />
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[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit/_tl4WBguewE/x-00eYR0u4AJ Linux vs. BSD on comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit Google archive]<br />
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Linux: You'll give out before it does.<br />
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Virus-free, crash-free, worry-free, free-free.<br />
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Linux, it's not good because it's free, it's free because it's good.</div>Tom G.