Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 13:13:57 +0000 From: "Pedro Giffuni S." <giffunip@asme.org> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD: Turning PCs into Workstations Message-ID: <3459D995.267AE7E3@asme.org> References: <4479.878249308@time.cdrom.com>
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Suing Microsoft is sort of a fashion nowadays and an excellent publicity
so I don't thing something in those lines should be discarded.
Anyway, what is really important here is that a market is chosen and the
publicity is directed towards the group. In particular it would be of
great value to know:
1) Average age of the common FreeBSD user.
2) Average social and economical status.
3) sex (Not how many times a day, but whether male/female or "other" ;-)
).
The most important of these is (2), even with FreeBSD being free, I
don't believe people with less money are particularly more oriented
toward UNIX.
>From what I know I'd guess FreeBSD users are technically classified into
the "experiential" type. This group is very interested in hearing they
are using a solution that is unique, that they will have a once in a
lifetime experience, and that they are using something with a personal
touch. Something ecological is also a good idea for this particular
group. (Hey, that 2 weeks intensive marketing course wasn't that bad !)
Of course, the trivial options are already taken:
FreeBSD: Solutions for a small planet. :-)
Contrary to the group I would like something more conservative:
FreeBSD: art, science and tradition beyond 2000.
By year 2000, you would a new slogan:
7 letters, the perfect OS: FreeBSD
Bah...I don't know, I already have a subscription...I'll think of
something when Jordan gives away FreeBSD mugs ;-).
cheers,
Pedro.
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