Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:18:03 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Cc: sales@linuxiso.co.uk, doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CD Distributor Listing - Linuxiso.co.uk Message-ID: <200602231118.07553.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <18179.212.39.168.67.1140660195.squirrel@webmail.i13i.com> References: <20060222214251.piwsfg0j456ow8gc@webmail.linuxiso.co.uk> <43FCFE50.7060200@freebsdbrasil.com.br> <18179.212.39.168.67.1140660195.squirrel@webmail.i13i.com>
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On Wednesday 22 February 2006 21:03, chris@i13i.com wrote: > The only problem was he asked on the Doc mailing list not the questions > mailing list. As they had no bussiness sending these types of emails to a > list which is mainly for Doc updates and such. Umm, woah dude. The folks who update the webpage he is referring to are on the doc@ list. Go take a walk outside and relax or something. It seems to me that the gentlemen in question did exactly what he needed to do. > Regards, > Chris > > chris@i13i.com wrote: > >> Hello, > >> why not try freebsd-questions instead of the document project mailing > >> lists and also if you are a Linux reseller why would it involve us ? Try > >> getting your act together before asking to be added to a web site. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Chris > >> > >>>Hi, > >>> > >>>We are a UK based Linux reseller and were wondering if we could be added > >>>to your > >>>vendor listings. Linuxiso.co.uk continues to donate to the Linux > >>> community > >>>via > >>>Distrowatch who make monthly donations pooled from resellers and > >>>companies. Our > >>>donations have been made to Mplayer, Amarok, Kanotix and the Cacti > >>>project to > >>>name a few. > >>> > >>>Our details can be found below: > >>> > >>>Linuxiso.co.uk > > > > Hey, no need to be angry, I guess. If one take a few seconds will notice > > that the mentioned Web site sells FreeBSD along with other BSD systems > > > > http://www.linuxiso.co.uk/category_BSD_Distributions.html > > > > and also, a lot of Linux distros too. > > > > This reseller profile is just like the average of the profiles listed at > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html > > > > Which lists a number of other sites that sells FreeBSD, other BSDs and a > > lot of Linux. Some of them even treat FreeBSD as a "Linux Distro" under > > their menus, and are still listed anyway. > > > > More. They state they make monthly donations to great software > > develoment such as mplayer and cacti (sorry I dont run the others, so I > > just dont know if they are that great hehe). > > > > Would one day FreeBSD Project or BSD Certification efforts be target for > > their donations? I dont know, hope so. Anyway direct funding great 3rd > > party software which runs so nicely under BSD is still great. > > > > I believe the guy asked in such a very polite and direct way how to get > > listed somewhere. I think he has shown the credentials. If they are > > enought or not, I have no idea. Anyway here seems to be the right place > > and the mentioned Web site is not different from many of the ones > > already listed. > > > > Hey Ed guy usually the path to follow is do yourself the changes you > > would like to see in the correspondent sgml file and take a diff between > > your midified version and the most recent one, sending it as a proposed > > patch via send-pr(1), with a description (just like the one you sent > > here) and follow the status of your PR in the Web site. Or, if you are > > lucky, find someone to sgml it for you in this list. I suggest you try > > the first approach first =) > > > > -- > > Patrick Tracanelli > > > > (31) 3281-9633 / 3281-3547 > > 316601@sip.freebsdbrasil.com.br > > "Long live Hanin Elias, Kim Deal!" > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-doc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-doc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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