[geeks] Why Linux and not *BSD?

[James Fogg]

> The stunningly simple answer is "marketing".  Use of the word
> "linux" in press releases, marketing material, and product
> announcements is practically guaranteed to get you widespread
> market exposure.  Thes days, "linux" is a well recognized
> buzzword, and it's being exploited to the fullest extent.  It

For embedded projects, I'd agree. From a choice of OS for a server or
workstation, I'd choose Linux and so do many others. The choice, I
believe, is based on available software and wide support. The BSD's are
technically superior at the core, but aren't easy to place into service
with anything other than "normal" Unix functions, like DNS. If there
were a GNU/BSD broad-based packaging like the GNU/Linux family it would
improve the situation. In the end, this served to inflate the marketing
value of Linux, and now it *is* a buzzword.