Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 07:10:12 -0700 From: Donald Wilde <dwilde1@thuntek.net> To: Pat Lynch <lynch@bsdunix.net> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The Bazaar part II Message-ID: <3858F2C4.57480E83@thuntek.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9912160745260.10407-100000@bytor.rush.net>
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Pat Lynch wrote: > > Of course they will fall short of calling the distribution some > alamagamation of core team members names (or maybe we should just use > "Hubbix" (Jordan?)) as the OS name. > !!! I think we're doing much better than we were, FWIW. My prime suggestion is that Walnut Creek put as many copies of the Power Pack and Applixware FBSD on shelves as they can produce. I also think Ton Roosendaal should be contacted to see if he would let WC package Blender in a box. I think it's a great marketdroid-type decision to take freeware and print the manuals and package it in a box. DO NOT bundle them together, the idea is for people to see that there's STUFF TO BUY for FreeBSD. I think the Power Pak is actually a mistake, it would be better to split out the components as separate products. I'd much rather see 1) the Book, 2) the OS, 3) the Bleeding Edge (CURRENT snapshot?), 4) the Toolkit, 5) the Office Suite, and 6) the incredible graphics package Blender on the shelves. It seems that part of the reason Linux has taken off at escape velocity is that there's lots of stuff to buy, and the impulse to pull out one's wallet overwhelms the brain's desire to make a technical decision on an OS. I think it started when Linux people (including WC) put Linux on the shelf. You had a purchase decision in front of you: Buy Slackware or buy WGS, or buy ?. What we need to do is to make it buy FreeBSD or buy RH or buy SuSE? We can't quickly put a gazillion books on the shelf, but we can put FreeBSD-native open source products on the shelf with pretty manuals. Such projects would be a lot simpler than the Applix port was, and I think they'd have almost as much impact. There'd be something new to look forward to buying every time you hit the store. That would also be an argument to sell the store managers. Any time there's a _line_ of related products they have more potential for follow-on sales. In a nutshell, gain retail shelf exposure! -- Donald Wilde "Linking Minds and Micros" ================= S i l v e r L y n x =================== PMB 117, 1380 Rio Rancho Blvd SE v: 505-771-0709 f: 771-1356 Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124 web: http://www.Wilde-Media.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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