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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb>
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Subject: Re: Fw: Your Article "Freeware: The Heart & Soul of the  Internet"
In-Reply-To: <199804092221.RAA02226@dyson.iquest.net> from "John S. Dyson" at "Apr 9, 98 05:21:28 pm"
To: toor@dyson.iquest.net (John S. Dyson)
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 18:01:34 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: brett@lariat.org, mike@smith.net.au, dshanes@personalogic.com,
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John S. Dyson wrote:
> Brett Glass wrote:
> > If there is not an exceedingly strong effort to promote FreeBSD as superior
> > to Linux, Linux -- which has a larger installed base -- will be catapulted
> > to a dominant position while FreeBSD will see no noticeable increase in
> > its user base or its popularity. FreeBSD needs to have a few "zealots" and 
> > "evangelists" -- just as Linux does -- to stubbornly insist that 
> > FreeBSD be included in every forum where Linux is discussed. It also needs
> > some calmer proponents to take up the slack. Perhaps a new slot on the
> > core team -- "Chief Evangelist" -- is in order.
> > 
> The problem with FreeBSD, is that people working on FreeBSD are generally
> older, and find evangelism to be painful.  Also, people using FreeBSD
> are busy using it, as opposed to worshipping it.
> 
> How do we (really) deal with this?

	evangelism is a full-time plus overtime job
	with lots of travel, lumpy beds, lousy food
	and irritating people.

	you gotta be crazy and well paid to do it.

	a volunteer  "Chief Evangelist" would hvae to be 
	indepentently weathly.

	anyone wanna volunteer?

jmb

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