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[198.228.227.252]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id bd10sm10493599obb.15.2012.04.28.06.40.45 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:40:45 -0700 (PDT) References: <1335551805.27428.YahooMailClassic@web181207.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <1335551805.27428.YahooMailClassic@web181207.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-Id: <09E73C23-A9A8-4953-9A00-7FADC3C358B8@mosaicarchive.com> X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9B176) From: Andrew Young Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:40:39 -0400 To: Dru Lavigne X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmVoBE8ozzBH2awwvs7kuxkKioK3YPW4zfScVBdUt17G6/5IAu1I+jvcIGUE7GJBoYc/PYb Cc: "freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org" , Vitaly Magerya Subject: Re: Ways to promote FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:40:47 -0000 >> Andy Young >> wrote: >>> After using Linux for almost 15 years, I only recently >> started using >>> FreeBSD. I own an internet startup and was looking for >> a solution for >>> implementing large-scale storage servers. In my >> research I found ZFS and >>> subsequently found FreeBSD. As I learned more about it, >> I was incredibly >>> impressed. There are so many elements of FreeBSD that I >> love, >>=20 >> Can you name a few? >>=20 >>> I've >>> completely ditched Linux and am deploying FreeBSD >> exclusively on my >>> company's server infrastructure. >>=20 >> It would be interesting to read about your infrastructure, >> the reasons >> why you found FreeBSD to be a better fit than what you used >> before, >> challenges during deployment and migration, any resulting >> performance/maintenance improvements, etc. >>=20 >> A short article or a blog post with the above maybe? >=20 >=20 > The FreeBSD Foundation is always looking for testimonials from companies w= hich use FreeBSD. A testimonial should include: >=20 > - Why you use FreeBSD > - How you have benefited > - Why the reader (of this testimonial) should donate money to the foundat= ion or contribute to the Project. >=20 > It should be written by someone high up in the company, like a Director or= VP. >=20 > You can find examples at: http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/testimonials.sh= tml >=20 > And, you'll notice we include a link to the company next to the author's n= ame. >=20 > Testimonials can be sent directly to the Foundation at board@freebsdfounda= tion.org or to myself (I'm on the Foundation Board). >=20 Very cool. Thanks for the tip! >=20 >>> I can't help wonder why I hadn't heard all >>> about it before. Sure, I knew the name, but I had never >> seen it in use, >>> either in college or in over ten years as a software >> developer since then. >>> In contrast Linux is everywhere! Even though there are >> so many applications >>> where FreeBSD seems to be a better or at least more >> mature solution. >>>=20 >>> What are the current efforts to promote and educate >> people on FreeBSD? I'd >>> love to help spread the word. >=20 >=20 > Writing an article for BSD Magazine is a good place to start: >=20 > http://bsdmag.org/become-an-author >=20 > Going further afield, write articles, reviews, or give interviews, etc. fo= r places like distrowatch, hacker public radio, or other places that tech pe= ople hang out. If a tech place where you hang out doesn't have anything Free= BSD related, submit something. Give a presentation at a local user group or a= nswer the call for papers at a technical conference. If you do something adv= ocacy related, post the URL here or send it to myself so it can go on the @b= sdevents twitter feed. >=20 > Be creative, do something, and tell people what you did :-) >=20 > Cheers, >=20 > Dru Thanks Dru.=20=