Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 18:40:41 -0400 From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> To: Joe Warner <jswarner@uswest.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSD Magazine? Message-ID: <20001001184041.A58830@blackhelicopters.org> In-Reply-To: <39D743C3.4BBDC6F5@uswest.net>; from jswarner@uswest.net on Sun, Oct 01, 2000 at 08:01:40AM -0600 References: <39D743C3.4BBDC6F5@uswest.net>
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While advertisers do make products that *run* on BSD, they don't advertise their products as being usable on BSD. All the difference. On Sun, Oct 01, 2000 at 08:01:40AM -0600, Joe Warner wrote: > > Regarding the long thread that ensued, a while back, after I posted and > questioned the possibility of a BSD magazine in print....below is a > response I got from one of the editors of Linux Magazine. > > Why would advertising be such a big problem, since most applications > that are made for Linux, will run on *BSD? What products are > made for Linux exclusively and won't run on *BSD? > > Joe > > > Linux Magazine Editors wrote: > > > > > > > I agree with you that a FreeBSD magazine would be a really cool idea, and > > > that there are a substantial number of readers who would support it. > > > > The problem is the other side of the equation -- advertisers. > > Unfortunately, there are not enough companies that make products for BSD > > > and that would want to advertise those products to support a publication. > > > > > However, don't despair. We are launching a new publication called "Open > > Source Developer's Journal", and there will be articles about BSD in that > > > magazine. The first issue contains a piece on the FreeBSD process > > schedualer. > > > > Anyway, I appreciate your comments about Linux Mag, and I hope that we > are > > able to provide you and the rest of the BSD community with intersting and > > > worthwhile publications, even if we can't launch a magazine dedicated > > solely to BSD. > > > > -- > > FreeBSD = The Power to Serve > ..Simply put = FreeBSD Rocks! > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message -- Michael Lucas mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org http://www.blackhelicopters.org/~mwlucas/ Big Scary Daemons: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/Big_Scary_Daemons To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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