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[99.181.130.92]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b11sm6907716igq.7.2012.04.27.08.30.38 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:30:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from DataIX.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by DataIX.net (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q3RFUZRQ018788 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:30:35 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhellenthal@DataIX.net) Received: (from jhellenthal@localhost) by DataIX.net (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q3RFUYXm018785; Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:30:34 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhellenthal@DataIX.net) Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:30:34 -0400 From: Jason Hellenthal To: Andy Young Message-ID: <20120427153034.GA5723@DataIX.net> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="jI8keyz6grp/JLjh" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkjmeeYGdzZ2Ce6gs6/eONtClofRhUYOFTBUbghslz99oHE8vBoS4+tY5Qq4tyCU0qYp9vB Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ways to promote FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:30:43 -0000 --jI8keyz6grp/JLjh Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:16:51AM -0400, Andy Young wrote: > After using Linux for almost 15 years, I only recently started using > FreeBSD. I own an internet startup and was looking for a solution for > implementing large-scale storage servers. In my research I found ZFS and > subsequently found FreeBSD. As I learned more about it, I was incredibly > impressed. There are so many elements of FreeBSD that I love, I've > completely ditched Linux and am deploying FreeBSD exclusively on my > company's server infrastructure. I can't help wonder why I hadn't heard a= ll > about it before. Sure, I knew the name, but I had never seen it in use, > either in college or in over ten years as a software developer since then. > In contrast Linux is everywhere! Even though there are so many applicatio= ns > where FreeBSD seems to be a better or at least more mature solution. >=20 > What are the current efforts to promote and educate people on FreeBSD? I'd > love to help spread the word. >=20 This is probably a better discussion for advocacy@... added to CC line. Anyway a central point of contact for further information related to that can be found at http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/ Welcome --=20 - (2^(N-1)) --jI8keyz6grp/JLjh Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPmruZAAoJEBSh2Dr1DU7WXvAIAIdKhkoh2Xj41dVIZYV6TKCt gpIi5YEo8t4bo3ZNjN0yF0q6Xfu9Op2RXIbUfBjGecP1PNRK5fV/F+G2WHxvjNuq WS3fKjJsqu/BMFzWPy+ldIcwK1250WdzGwuhxv4M6HW4HvdovJw63EnxkAiXPeQZ OnLhbyVsLe5lUz7CRdpnSDmbgdCt33aDNIuPZY628K6eYO3CRqEStsmNScZ2J+n2 t+gMx2uJ7xvUzwNT+1oosPVybLLKRje6s4I/o4n7M+QS5Qqbbr3EUd2bK9rVwNEB fWRgw08SC9rXu6HtDkQW4DWSt6wRw/xlElZn0Ca5Y7aa/RADR6lGwyQE2t7vIws= =Ic37 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --jI8keyz6grp/JLjh--