A comment in the group caught my attention: > There are really no other alternatives other than Linux for people like me who want a "free" OS. What a minute.

A comment in the group caught my attention: > There are really no other alternatives other than Linux for people like me who want a "free" OS. What a minute. What about FreeBSD? [Update: Never mind. I realized later this thread was written about a year before FreeBSD was first released.]