Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 11:03:20 -0500 (CDT) From: Licia <licia@o-o.org> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is there a "how did you hear about us?" form on www.freebsd.org? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9904211055240.17792-100000@o-o.org> In-Reply-To: <371D8575.E2DD38A8@softweyr.com>
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[snipped here and there for space :) ]
On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, Wes Peters wrote:
> Licia wrote:
> >
> > [ snipped for space ]
> >
> > The reason I asked this, is that I am concerned about the people who would be
> > more interested in getting listed in the archive than doing real development
> > :) If someone weren't really developing material, but wanted an ego boost,
> > they could do something like clone echo and try to get listed, but I think
> > allowing that would degrade the value of the archive...
>
> Oh, you mean like my "nologin" program I contributed several years ago, just
> to get on the contributors list? Well, not JUST to get on the contributors
> list, it does provide a useful function.
>
(grin) No, nologin serves a useful purpose, I'm talking about the people who
would try to brand 'hello world' :) (i.e. will there be any minimum
requirements as to what can be branded?)
> > (paranoid woman at times :) )
>
> I just got back from watching The Matrix. My paranoia is running rampant;
> running around the house kicking things over actually. I hope it'll calm
> down and let me go to sleep soon.
(grins) I think I'm just flashing back to something else that happened years
ago, a noble project was started, but ended up having no value to anyone,
because the less mature among that group wanted the 'status' that went with
being Listed :/
Hmm if it's got your paranoia jumping that much, I'll mark it as a "must see"
:)
> > (nods) I agree completely, I'm just trying to see how this effort can be used
> > to advocate FreeBSD as a development platform :)
>
> Hopefully by showing that others are actually SELLING software to FreeBSD
> users. I'd certainly happily pay $99 for a good word processor that doesn't
> eat the system, like Gobe Productive for BeOS. I'd probably pay $40 or $50
> for a good email client; the user interface on everything except Netscape
> Communicator sucks, and Communicator sucks functionally.
>
(nods) I'm about to register a few products myself :) WP8, and XClamation :)
I'm also about to write a nice 'thank you' note to a man who writes a very
very nice freeware package (xanim) as I adore that program :)
> > I do development under it on a daily basis, find it a wonderful os for both
> > development and desktop use as well as server, and I want to make sure all
> > three areas get a little advocating :)
>
> I wish I could. By the time I get home from work, I barely have the energy
> to answer my email, let alone write more code. ;^(
>
(grin) I'm one of those lucky few who -love- her job :) When I get home I
usually feel very good :) I've just gotten behind lately from a ton of little
things left over from moving (The first time I've moved in 8 years, and I had
a lot of help last time, so I wasn't prepared :( )
Hmm is there any particular code you need written?
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