Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 22:11:13 -0700 From: Don Wilde <dwilde1@ibm.net> To: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: *** Real Action Item: SPECweb96 Message-ID: <353ECD71.71FEC34F@ibm.net>
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Okay, here goes. <deep breath> An official copy of the SPECweb96 benchmark has been made available for our use by the Apache Group. Jordan has given this his enthusiastic approval with the caveat that he's spread too thin to lead the effort. I propose that we establish a meeting in Concord, CA (Walnut Creek's backyard) where we get together as many guys and as much hardware as we can beg, borrow or steal, and spend a weekend draining electrons from the power mains and working with high performance software. Our goal is to blow SPECweb96 out of the water with FreeBSD and Apache. I realize not everybody can jump in a car or plane, but if you can be standing by on your 'net connection, maybe we can get an fxtv wired into the web so you can see what's happening, and you can certainly contribute via e-mail. it'll be fun, inspirational and a HOA learning experience. USENIX is in the middle of June, so that limits our schedule choices a bit, and I don't want to put it too far in the future. I therefore suggest the 26th, 27th and 28th of June to do this. That gives us enough time to plan our strategy and gather ideas and gear. I view this as the first stage in a two-pronged PR strategy. This event, at which we assemble and put ourselves to the test is a dry run for my Big Idea, which is that we find a national media sponsor to field a "Small furry mammals vs. T-Rex and Raptor" Challenge much as I outlined in an earlier post. The opportunity for visibility is just too big to pass up, what with freeware on the rise and Microsoft under heavy fire from all sides. We have to jump on it!!! I will take on the role of coordinator for this, since it was my big mouth that opened up the thread. I need the following things to pull this off: * Local guys who can do site scouting and prep work * Committments of time and expertise * Hardware that can be loaned to the effort * Money to FreeBSD.org for pizza, caffiene and other necessities * Feedback and warm fuzzies * Lots of other things I need you guys to suggest. --> Don Wilde, dwilde1@ibm.net aka Don@PartsNow.com aka phone 818-718-6999 aka beep 818-372-5223 in that order To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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