Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 16:11:34 -0800 (PST) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@hub.freebsd.org> To: unknown@hades.riverstyx.net Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Guess we've lost the server market too...? Message-ID: <19990312001134.AE10B14BD2@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.04.9903100514290.9316-100000@hades.riverstyx.net> (unknown@hades.riverstyx.net) References: <Pine.LNX.4.04.9903100514290.9316-100000@hades.riverstyx.net>
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> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 05:37:07 -0800 (PST) > From: <unknown@hades.riverstyx.net> [snip] > essential services, like DNS and mail, 'coz from what I've heard, it's > really quite stable, but that's about it. It doesn't appear to be usable > in a really high performance environment for say, web hosting, but again > that's a matter of poor documentation and information. Where can I get > information like this? It's pretty sparse out there... [snip] well, Yahoo!, hotmail and Walnu > > On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Eivind Eklund wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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