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Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 07:55:29 -0400
From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>
To: Joe Warner <jswarner@uswest.net>
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Subject: Re: BSD Magazine?
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Software publishers are not going to arbitrarily add support for a
product.  Yes, we know it works, but that's very different from saying
it's supported.  That's why the Loki Games thing was news; we all know
that you could run those games on BSD, but Loki agreed to support it,
and to label it as BSD-compatible.

When we get enough vendors, the magazine will happen.  We'll get
enough vendors when there's enough publicity.  A magazine would be
great for publicity.  Sort of a three-way chicken-and egg problem;
pick the part you want to attack, and get to work.  :)

On Sun, Oct 01, 2000 at 06:11:26PM -0600, Joe Warner wrote:
> So then...it's the advertisers we should be contacting and not just
> the publishers, right?
> 
> 
> Michael Lucas wrote:
> 
> > While advertisers do make products that *run* on BSD, they don't
> > advertise their products as being usable on BSD.  All the difference.
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 01, 2000 at 08:01:40AM -0600, Joe Warner wrote:
> > >
> > > Regarding the long thread that ensued, a while back, after I posted and
> > > questioned the possibility of a BSD magazine in print....below is a
> > > response I got from one of the editors of Linux Magazine.
> > >
> > > Why would advertising be such a big problem, since most applications
> > > that are made for Linux, will run on *BSD?  What products are
> > > made for Linux exclusively and won't run on *BSD?
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > >
> > > Linux Magazine Editors wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I agree with you that a FreeBSD magazine would be a really cool idea, and
> > >
> > > > that there are a substantial number of readers who would support it.
> > > >
> > > > The problem is the other side of the equation -- advertisers.
> > > > Unfortunately, there are not enough  companies that make products for BSD
> > >
> > > > and that would want to advertise those products to support a publication.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > However, don't despair.  We are launching a new publication called "Open
> > > > Source Developer's Journal", and there will be articles about BSD in that
> > >
> > > > magazine.  The first issue contains a piece on the FreeBSD process
> > > > schedualer.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I appreciate your comments about Linux Mag, and I hope that we
> > > are
> > > > able to provide you and the rest of the BSD community with intersting and
> > >
> > > > worthwhile publications, even if we can't launch a magazine dedicated
> > > > solely to BSD.
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > >     FreeBSD = The Power to Serve
> > >      ..Simply put = FreeBSD Rocks!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > --
> > Michael Lucas
> > mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org
> > http://www.blackhelicopters.org/~mwlucas/
> > Big Scary Daemons: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/Big_Scary_Daemons
> 
> --
> 
>     FreeBSD = The Power to Serve
>      ..Simply put = FreeBSD Rocks!
> 

-- 
Michael Lucas
mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org
http://www.blackhelicopters.org/~mwlucas/
Big Scary Daemons: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/Big_Scary_Daemons


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