From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Oct 31 05:22:52 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id FAA04837 for chat-outgoing; Fri, 31 Oct 1997 05:22:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat) Received: from bachue.usc.unal.edu.co ([168.176.3.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id FAA04780 for ; Fri, 31 Oct 1997 05:20:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from giffunip@asme.org) Received: from giffuni.inteng.com ([168.176.3.46]) by bachue.usc.unal.edu.co (Netscape Messaging Server 3.0) with SMTP id AAA12446; Fri, 31 Oct 1997 08:22:46 +0500 Message-ID: <3459D995.267AE7E3@asme.org> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 13:13:57 +0000 From: "Pedro Giffuni S." Organization: U. Nacional de Colombia X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.2-RELEASE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" CC: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD: Turning PCs into Workstations References: <4479.878249308@time.cdrom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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.