Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 01:23:22 -0200 (EDT) From: Joao Carlos Mendes Luis <jonny@coppe.ufrj.br> To: leo@talcom.net (Leo Papandreou) Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD: Turning PCs into Workstations Message-ID: <199711030323.BAA04481@gaia.coppe.ufrj.br> In-Reply-To: <19971031160141.17324@homer.supersex.com> from Leo Papandreou at "Oct 31, 97 04:01:41 pm"
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#define quoting(Leo Papandreou) // From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 31 19:22:55 1997 // Message-ID: <19971031160141.17324@homer.supersex.com> // Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 16:01:41 -0500 // From: Leo Papandreou <leo@talcom.net> // To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG // Subject: Re: FreeBSD: Turning PCs into Workstations // References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971030193104.220C-100000@kevin.sunshine.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.971030194009.661A-100000@kevin.sunshine.net> <19971031162340.39717@lemis.com> <3459844B.61203582@idt.net> // X-Mailer: Mutt 0.74e // In-Reply-To: <3459844B.61203582@idt.net>; from Gary T. Corcoran on Fri, Oct 31, 1997 at 02:10:03AM -0500 // Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG // X-Loop: FreeBSD.org // Precedence: bulk // On Fri, Oct 31, 1997 at 02:10:03AM -0500, Gary T. Corcoran wrote: // > Greg Lehey wrote: // > > // > > This reminds me of something. FreeBSD is the grandson of 4.2BSD, // > > right, the operating system which paved the way for the Internet. // > > There should be some catchy phrase with that, but so far it's eluded // > > me. Something like // > > // > > FreeBSD - the operating system of the Internet // > > // > > I'm sure somebody can improve on this. // > > // > // > How about: // > // > FreeBSD - Powering the Internet // > // > This targets the use of FreeBSD for network servers too, no? // // Making networks work. // Making networks serve. // Serving networks everywhere. // Network, net gain. Just thinking: I know FreeBSD is best for network servers, and that's why I like it so much, but a network oriented slogan could keep non- networked (home) users away. I'd rather not see a slogan with networking as the *only* hype. Jonny -- Joao Carlos Mendes Luis jonny@gta.ufrj.br +55 21 290-4698 jonny@coppe.ufrj.br Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro UFRJ/COPPE/CISI PGP fingerprint: 29 C0 50 B9 B6 3E 58 F2 83 5F E3 26 BF 0F EA 67
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