From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Apr 6 11:54:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA08250 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 11:54:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from general1.consumersedge.com (mail.personalogic.com [208.213.67.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA08225 for ; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 11:54:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dshanes@personalogic.com) Received: from SHANES by general1.consumersedge.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.0.1458.49) id H555BX6W; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 11:55:12 -0700 Message-ID: <03d801bd618c$d543d4b0$1d43a8c0@shanes.personalogic.com> From: "David Shanes" To: "Greg Lehey" Cc: , "Brett Glass" Subject: Fw: Linux the only non-Microsoft OS that's gaining market share? Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 11:50:13 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Greg, Is there something that you can work out at Walnut Creek? I am sure that you know someone there. I am sure that Walnut Creek can see the obvious benefit to them in $$$ of another party pushing the merits of FreeBSD. Yes, I also sent Marc my letter. David -----Original Message----- From: Brett Glass To: Capriotti ; John Kenagy Cc: questions freebsd Date: Saturday, April 04, 1998 4:29 PM Subject: Re: Linux the only non-Microsoft OS that's gaining market share? >I have, of course, done the same. I would also HIGHLY recommend >sending a copy of the book + CD package -- ASAP -- to > >Mr. James Love >Consumer Project on Technology >PO Box 19367 >Washington DC 20036 > >James Love works directly for Ralph Nader, and composed the letter >to OEMs asking that they bundle alternative operating systems >with their machines. The letter mentioned Linux but not FreeBSD. >The group is installing Linux and will probably recommend it as >an alternative to Microsoft operating systems, but they have not >to my knowledge even tried FreeBSD. > >If Walnut Creek is concerned about the expense of sending out an >evaluation copy or two of FreeBSD 2.2.6 and the book to Mr. Love >and Mr. Nader, perhaps we can take up a small collection to have >them sent. > >--Brett Glass > >At 12:58 AM 4/5/98 -0300, Capriotti wrote: > >>Great ! That makes two of us. Any other takers ? >> >>Do I really have to remind you *****ALL**** about the importance of this >>action ? >> >>Can you guys imagine what a Community letter addressed to Mr. Marc AND CCed >>to the press would do ? >> >>and, additionally, what about sending Mr. Netscape a copy of Greg's book, >>with the lattest FreeBSD AND Netscape ??? >> >>[uhhhhh... that would be a low blow, heheheh] >> > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message