Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 23:45:49 -0500 From: Drew Baxter <netmonger@genesis.ispace.com> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD certified software (was: WordPerfect 8 for Linux) Message-ID: <4.1.19981028234206.00a3dca0@genesis.ispace.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810281951130.7780-100000@s8-37-26.student.w ashington.edu> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981028205004.13109A-100000@o-o>
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At 08:00 PM 10/28/98 -0800, Jason C. Wells wrote: >There are two ways to approach this issue. One is developer-centric and >one is consumer-centric. > >(I currently see a 1, 2, or 3 brand system being discussed.) > >On the consumer-centric approach. I think that a single brand that tells >consumers that this software will work with FreeBSD is adequate. I think >that adding multiple brands would be counter productive. > >On the developers end of the stick. We can offer more incentive to vendors >who go the extra step to make software work "out of the box" by providing >and honorific. > >We want to attract developers. We want to attract consumers. We want to do >both effectively. > >In any case, we need to figure out how many brands and what qualifications >each brand must meet. > >Catchya Later, | UW Mechanical Engineering >Jason Wells | http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jcwells/ > I'm thinking 2 would work. Designed For = Ported.. Works With = Via Emulation (Or a BSDI Exec that happens to work, or whatnot).. FreeBSD Native is kinda nerdy, but it does have its pros and cons too. Wouldn't "Made With FreeBSD" be a little less nerdy? --- Drew "Droobie" Baxter Network Admin/Professional Computer Nerd(TM) OneEX: The OneNetwork Exchange 207-942-0275 http://www.droo.orland.me.us My Latest Kernel: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT (ONEEX) #14: Mon Oct 19 22:36:58 EDT 1998 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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