Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 18:44:54 +1100 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> Cc: "Hudson, Laura" <Laura.Hudson@Schwab.COM>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is there a reseller program? Message-ID: <19990204184454.61902@welearn.com.au> In-Reply-To: <13396.918081441@zippy.cdrom.com>; from Jordan K. Hubbard on Wed, Feb 03, 1999 at 02:37:21PM -0800 References: <C17157B85F4AD011906400805FBE20D504CD180B@N1001SMX.nt.schwab.com> <13396.918081441@zippy.cdrom.com>
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On Wed, Feb 03, 1999 at 02:37:21PM -0800, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> > Maybe we should write FreeBSD for dummies, make it fun and light hearted,
> > and aimed at the unix-newbie. "The complete freebsd" seems to be aimed
> > towards people that know unix...
> >
> > If we really want to succeed, we need to get a larger user base, but we have
> > to be prepared to help newbies.
>
> Which reminds me...
>
> Does that mean I can sign you up to write this book SAMS publishing
> just asked for - "How to become a FreeBSD expert in 30 days?" :-)
>
> The question isn't actually all that serious, but their desire for a
> book is. I'm already not writing the book I promised Addison-Wesley
> so I can't really take on another book to not write at this time.
> Anyone interested?
I've been molesting an outline for the last couple of months, but I
don't know whether what I'm doing is anything like what a publisher
would find appealing, let alone the masses. Maybe when it gets more
together I'll have the confidence to find out.
Anyway, we need more topics like this that bring the women out of hiding :-)
--
Regards,
-*Sue*-
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