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Date:      Fri, 10 Apr 1998 22:38:17 +1000
From:      Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>
To:        Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net>
Cc:        "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Fw: Your Article "Freeware: The Heart & Soul of the  Internet"
Message-ID:  <19980410223816.65012@welearn.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <199804101218.IAA09779@gatekeeper.itribe.net>; from Jamie Bowden on Fri, Apr 10, 1998 at 08:20:09AM -0400
References:  <199804092221.RAA02226@dyson.iquest.net> <199804101218.IAA09779@gatekeeper.itribe.net>

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On Fri, Apr 10, 1998 at 08:20:09AM -0400, Jamie Bowden wrote:
> 
> redirected to -chat
> 
> On Thu, 9 Apr 1998, John S. Dyson wrote:
> 
> > The problem with FreeBSD, is that people working on FreeBSD are generally
> > older, and find evangelism to be painful.

Not all. Look around, you might be surprised what energy some people have
who need only a clear direction and permission to follow it.

> >  Also, people using FreeBSD
> > are busy using it, as opposed to worshipping it.

Some find the latter much easier than the former.

> > How do we (really) deal with this?
> 
> You need a publicist.

And something to keep the frustrated evangelists involved before they start
looking for more responsive objects of worship. A publicist could help there
too.

-- 

Regards,
        -*Sue*-

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