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From: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@tombstone.sunrem.com>
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Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD comparison - it's time, I think! 
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On Wed, 6 Mar 1996, Jake Hamby wrote:
> What about Web advertisement?  Some good places to buy advertising space: 
> Netscape (if you can afford it), SunWorld Online (you can emphasize the
> similarity to SunOS, and position it as an NT alternative),
> www.windows95.com (there is already a Linux ad there!!!!), PCN
> (www.pointcast.com, an excellent free news service which uses a custom 
> Windows client, downloads its information via HTTP, and has small animated
> advertisements similar to Prodigy, only nicer!) Yahoo (if it's not there
> already) and other directories and/or search engines.  I'm sure there are
> others I have missed. 

WC is restricted in funds, so what if WC were to host a volunteer PR fund
pool for FreeBSD?  I for one would contribute, and I know my boss probably
would get the company to pitch in some (he is rather impressed with it vs
Linux).