Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 14:11:19 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@FreeBSD.ORG> To: "John S. Dyson" <dyson@iquest.net> Cc: Pat Lynch <lynch@rush.net>, jkh@zippy.cdrom.com, chris@netmonger.net, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Guess we've lost the server market too...? Message-ID: <19990310141119.B68675@bitbox.follo.net> In-Reply-To: <199903061423.JAA00359@y.dyson.net>; from John S. Dyson on Sat, Mar 06, 1999 at 09:23:31AM -0500 References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903052347460.506-100000@bytor.rush.net> <199903061423.JAA00359@y.dyson.net>
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On Sat, Mar 06, 1999 at 09:23:31AM -0500, John S. Dyson wrote: > Pat Lynch said: > > at this point, I want to step in and mention a phenomenon that seems to be > > happening everywhere. It happened to me, and its happening to alot of > > people I know. > > > > X installs linux, X likes linux, Y says "Try FreeBSD", Y happens to be > > somewhat of a "guru" in FreeBSD, X respects Y, X listens, X tries FreeBSD, > > X *loves* FreeBSD, X starts to get clued and starts spreading the word. > > > > I think its this type of "Grassroots" marketing that works very well for > > us. > > Well, that is encouraging... I wonder if that has enough impact to > effect a critical mass for FreeBSD? I'll just note that at least 1/2 of the people I see that start with FreeBSD has already tried Linux. I'm one of them myself - I started with Linux, and tested FreeBSD due to recommendations from one of my friends (now a coworker). Using FreeBSD felt sort of like "coming home" - the system felt lived in, with most of the sharp edges gone. So I stayed :-) Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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