From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Sep 14 18:30:41 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from tok.qiv.com (tok.qiv.com [205.238.142.68]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 334981508B for ; Tue, 14 Sep 1999 18:30:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jdn@acp.qiv.com) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by tok.qiv.com (MailHost/Current) with UUCP id UAA93973; Tue, 14 Sep 1999 20:30:25 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost (jdn@localhost) by acp.qiv.com (8.9.3/8.9.2) with ESMTP id TAA01622; Tue, 14 Sep 1999 19:50:25 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from jdn@acp.qiv.com) Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 19:50:25 -0500 (CDT) From: Jay Nelson To: Chris Dillon Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Vinum on the desktop In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, 14 Sep 1999, Chris Dillon wrote: [snip Re: users in general] >the middle of the most important document. They either expect it to >"just work" 100% of the time out of sheer ignorance, or like playing >russian roulette with their data. > >Just my personal experience. :-) These experiences are why there is so little enthusiasm, among many of us, to gain market share by competing for the desktop;) As an aside -- and this is only my opinion, so I don't want to start another mail storm -- I believe that FreeBSD offers an _exceptionally_ attractive package for the IS folks. Every single time I've talked to one who has used Linux for a while, they respond with positive interest. They assume that everything free out there has a desktop/pudwhacker orientation -- and they don't like it. When I explain some of the differences -- their interest rises. 99% of the time, they've never heard of the available *BSDs and assumed that Linux was the only alternative. That's not all bad, though. The fact that the *BSDs haven't been so heavily hyped lends credibility. They've learned to be skeptical of media hype. I wish that some who complain so loudly about our "loss of market share" (damn -- that sounds like a sales droid) would see this rather large, if not spectacular market, and apply their marketing and journalistic skills to define the difference between the point and click kiddies playing real-time audio and the IT professionals. And define how FreeBSD offers a viable alternative to the professional who is more interested in a hot dinner than gaudy screens. We're not an alternative to Linux -- we're an alternative to Solaris and AIX;) Ahh... sorry -- I started to rant. -- Jay To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message