Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 10:54:39 -0800 From: Johnson David <DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> To: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> Cc: advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Companies awaiting 5.0 technology Message-ID: <200211081054.19159.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> In-Reply-To: <3DCBD040.7010900@centtech.com> References: <20021108113648.80417.qmail@web11807.mail.yahoo.com> <3DCBD040.7010900@centtech.com>
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On Friday 08 November 2002 06:54 am, Eric Anderson wrote: > Here's a few things I think look "cool": > lomac(4) > nmdm(4) > PECOFF (??) > options REGRESSION (??) > conscontrol(8) > vinum (new changes, enhancements) > snapshots > extended attributes for files/directories > Inode filesystem (IFS) > Access Control Lists (ACLs) > NFS enhancements > pseudofs (??) > ACPI support > devinfo tool > background fscking (background_fsck in rc.conf(5)) > growfs - not new, but still cool > nsswitch - hosts.conf is dead > PAM enhancements, and new modules > rpc.lockd - NFS locking As an ex-salesman recovered enough to admit it, features are not "cool", benefits are. The above is a list of features. Only a geek would find it sexy. We need a list of benefits. A feature is a "what is it", a benefit is a "what it does for you." David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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