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Date:      Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:00:43 -0800 (PST)
From:      "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu>
To:        advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD certified software (was: WordPerfect 8 for Linux)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810281951130.7780-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981028205004.13109A-100000@o-o>

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There are two ways to approach this issue. One is developer-centric and
one is consumer-centric.

(I currently see a 1, 2, or 3 brand system being discussed.)

On the consumer-centric approach. I think that a single brand that tells
consumers that this software will work with FreeBSD is adequate. I think
that adding multiple brands would be counter productive.

On the developers end of the stick. We can offer more incentive to vendors
who go the extra step to make software work "out of the box" by providing
and honorific.

We want to attract developers. We want to attract consumers. We want to do
both effectively.

In any case, we need to figure out how many brands and what qualifications
each brand must meet.

Catchya Later,		|	UW Mechanical Engineering
Jason Wells		|	http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jcwells/


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