From owner-freebsd-alpha Mon Dec 4 12:49: 0 2000 From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 4 12:48:57 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from post.mail.nl.demon.net (post-11.mail.nl.demon.net [194.159.73.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E857037B6AE; Mon, 4 Dec 2000 12:48:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from [212.238.54.101] (helo=freebie.demon.nl) by post.mail.nl.demon.net with smtp (Exim 3.14 #4) id 1432Xe-000Kue-00; Mon, 04 Dec 2000 20:48:54 +0000 Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.demon.nl (8.11.1/8.11.0) id eB4KmNg02409; Mon, 4 Dec 2000 21:48:23 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 21:48:23 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: "David O'Brien" Cc: alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A nice Compaq Testdrive page -- wish we had something simular Message-ID: <20001204214823.A2323@freebie.demon.nl> References: <20001204121845.A46520@dragon.nuxi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: <20001204121845.A46520@dragon.nuxi.com>; from obrien@freebsd.org on Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 12:18:45PM -0800 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 12:18:45PM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: > http://www.turbolinux.com/products/testdrive.html > Is a really nice push for people to try TurboLinux on Compaq's Test Drive > systems. Compaq also has Test Drive systems running FreeBSD. We really > should push it a whole lot more on our web site than we do now... I agree. But the problem is that the whole FreeBSD/alpha thing is already running on a meager set of people. Among them are not a whole lot of PR/Marketing-like folks it seems :/ FWIW: I've been seeding the FreeBSD/alpha promo CDs from WC/BSDi into multiple Alpha shops that I'm in contact with. And within Compaq itself. It's painfully clear that most people have never heared of FreeBSD, let alone FreeBSD on Alpha CPUs. Wilko -- Wilko Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands wilko@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org http://www.nlfug.nl To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message