Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 12:30:04 -0600 (CST) From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.de> To: benedict@echonyc.com (Snob Art Genre) Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG (FreeBSD Chat) Subject: Re: Commercial Applications?? Message-ID: <199701161830.MAA00593@papillon.lemis.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970113235240.29593G-100000@echonyc.com> from Snob Art Genre at "Jan 13, 97 11:55:32 pm"
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Snob Art Genre writes: > On Sun, 12 Jan 1997, Greg Lehey wrote: > >> Oh. I thought this was a good compromise between "Linux-bashing" and >> introducing as succinctly as possible what the book was all about. >> Some of the alternatives I heard were rather radical, and I didn't >> think that was appropriate. If anybody has a different suggestion >> about how to attract the attention of a half-disinterested browser in >> a bookshop, I'd appreciate it, and I know Walnut Creek would too. >> > > Most browsers will be completely disinterested; Sure, that's why I restricted the target to half-disinterested browsers. > however, you might get the attention of an *un*interested browser by > claiming to have the most extensively beat-upon networking code in > existence . . . that *is* true, isn't it? :) It's true, but how do you sum that up in a couple of buzzwords? > I think a problem is that John Q. Public doesn't know why Berkeley > is a name to trust. Sure. That's just the point I'm trying to make. Mention Linux and you're more likely to catch his attention. *Then* you can show him why FreeBSD is so much better. Greg
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