Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 22:13:32 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> To: Bill Fumerola <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com> Cc: Alex Zepeda <garbanzo@hooked.net>, Mike Hoskins <mike@snafu.adept.org>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: advocacy site Message-ID: <2472.934002812@localhost> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 06 Aug 1999 21:06:17 EDT." <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908062105510.45391-100000@jade.chc-chimes.com>
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We're paying attention. :) For what it's worth, I think it's still worth doing it as a separate site and worth doing it in such a way that "accounts" can be given to roving reporters and such without having to give them actual Unix shell accounts and/or CVS commit access. Having to put someone who only intends on being an occasional (but nonetheless valuable) journalist though the commiters voting process is just too damn much overhead for supporting a "slashdot" style site (which I believe is needed - if it doesn't change at least once every other day, people stop coming back). I also don't see people complaining that they're not able to mirror slashdot, so I think the fears about not having a CVS repository to put up for remote access are a little unfounded. If it all goes into a mysql database with a bunch of CGI glue then so be it - as long as it's visible on a site with reasonable network connectivity, we're ahead of the game already. - Jordan > On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Alex Zepeda wrote: > > > This way one could go "Oh look at Windows, and all the Microsoft created > > advocacy" and "Look at FreeBSD, the (non coding) users love it enough to > > spread the word". And it pisses off core just a little less ;O > > -core would have to pay attention in order to get pissed off. > > -- > - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - > - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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