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From: Snob Art Genre <benedict@echonyc.com>
To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.de>
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Subject: Re: Commercial Applications??
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On Thu, 16 Jan 1997, Greg Lehey wrote:

> 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.

I was just being pedantic.
 
> > 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?

Hmm . . . "The best networking OS in the world"?
 
> > 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.

I can't argue with that, though, like the guy who started this thread, I 
hate that we even need to mention Linux.
 
> Greg
> 



 Ben