Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 07:38:54 -0600 From: Donald Wilde <dwilde1@thuntek.net> To: wcarey@uswest.net Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: helping out by distributing book+cds Message-ID: <373D78EE.61C7C120@thuntek.net> References: <19990515030626.97FDF153E2@hub.freebsd.org>
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Woody Carey wrote: > > Hi! > > I think FreeBSD is great, having run it at home for quite some time > with fantastic > results. Now I want to give back to the community. From reading the > advocacy.freebsd.org web pages, it sounds as though me distributing > releases to > local libraries would help. > > Is this *really* going to increase awareness and use of FreeBSD? If > yes, how? > Woody, everything that gets FreeBSD out there and available helps. If you can get a copy of Greg's CFBSD out there along with the CD's, that's even better. I'm doubtful that somebody who's never heard of FBSD will pick it up and go home to install and run FBSD and live happily ever after, but as we get our name out there more and more in other ways, when somebody discovers it, the light bulb will go off and they'll say, "Ahhh... FreeBSD! Time to improve my Quality of OS!" That said, I donated 4 2.2.5 CDs and a CFBSD to the Rio Rancho Library here. We have an Intel plant in town, and it's a fairly modern middle-class bedroom community, so we ought to see some results. I have to go check with the Library to see if they've had any check-outs. I put the e-mail address of our local User's Group on a sticker inside the CD cases and the CFBSD, but I haven't gotten any responses yet. It may be that they haven't even gotten things out on the shelf yet, I can't wait to see what Greg's book looks like with a hardback cover on it. -- Don Wilde "Bringing the Internet to everyone!" Wilde Media 1380 Rio Rancho Blvd. SE #117 voice: 505-771-0709 Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124 e-mail: dwilde1@thuntek.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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