Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 17:04:03 +0000 (GMT) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Sam=20Pikesley?= <samdavidpikesley@yahoo.co.uk> To: Josef El-Rayes <j.el-rayes@daemon.li>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org, olivas@digiflux.org, chris@unixpages.org Subject: RE: Project to improve FreeBSD PR Message-ID: <20030127170403.68971.qmail@web14907.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20030127165308.GA62118@satanii.enemy.org>
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If you want a slashdot-style frontpage, why not use /usr/ports/www/slash? Very easy to install on FreeBSD (extremely painful on Linux ;), it Just Works (tm). Just my two pence Sam ;) --- Josef El-Rayes <j.el-rayes@daemon.li> wrote: > hi! > > i started php coding for a (free)bsd eventssite > yesterday, but i fear it will take me until the end > of the next week before i can show you the first > version because its semester's end at university and > i have some exams to pass. > > my idea is to have a frontpage like freshmeat or > slashdot for an overview of big events, like bsdcon > and a tablestyle overview which is sortable by > country, date and name for all entries including a > detail page for every event telling you about > location, entry fee, website and overview and > details like that. > > i am not sure if there's a need for a forum - i am > also thinking about a mailinglist which > automatically posts additions to the database. > > tell me what you think about my ideas. > > today i had a look at the new issues of c't and iX > (biggest german computer tech magazines) and there > is _no_ mentioning of freebsd 5 at all. > > shall i send them our press release by fax? > > does anyone have relations to heise( publisher of > these magazines)? > i found it funny that they had new mysql version as > their headliner but no word about freebsd. > > > another thing that i am wondering about is how do i > get material for a freebsd booth. there is an > opensource event in every major city in austria > between mai and june called linuxweeks > (www.linuxwochen.at) i had a talk with one of the > "managers" and they would also like to see a freebsd > booth. i think it would be nice to sell some of the > freebsd 5.x isos, shirts and have some > material/handouts for the visitors. > > greets, josef > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of > the message ===== The Romans didn't build a great empire by organising meetings. They did it by killing anyone that got in their way. -- K. Bates __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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