Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 00:50:51 -0500 From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> To: Justin Stanford <jus@security.za.net> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Talking to a Linux user group about FreeBSD Message-ID: <3BDF4AEB.21884.7CC2596@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0110310739540.17108-100000@athena.za.net> References: <3BDEF8E5.11351.68C09E8@localhost>
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Yes, I will. The talk is scheduled for early January... On 31 Oct 2001 at 7:40, Justin Stanford wrote: > Dan, > > If at all possible could you put up a copy of your notes/speech/slides/etc > on the Internet? > > Thank you kindly, > Justin > > -- > Justin Stanford > Internet/Network Security & Solutions Consultant > 4D Digital Security > http://www.4dds.co.za > Cell: (082) 7402741 > E-Mail: jus@security.za.net > PGP Key: http://www.security.za.net/jus-pgp-key.txt > > On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Dan Langille wrote: > > > On 30 Oct 2001 at 15:52, Jeremy C. Reed wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Dan Langille wrote: > > > > > > > I won't know when, but I'm going to be giving a talk about FreeBSD > > > > to a local Linux group. Included will be a demo install. With luck, > > > > > > > Here are some of the points I'll cover (I've given this very little > > > > thought so far). > > > > > > Also, consider sharing the similarities. Explain that "open source" and > > > Unix does not mean "Linux". Show X, vnc, konqueror, netscape, gnumeric and > > > other applications that look and act the same. > > > > A very good point. I suspect they'll find that the simlarities give them > > more reason to try FreeBSD than the differences. There's nothing like > > knowing you'll still have your favourite app available to you. If it > > wasn't available, that's just a reason NOT to try FreeBSD. > > > > Thank you. > > -- > > Dan Langille > > The FreeBSD Diary - http://freebsddiary.org/ - practical examples > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > > > > -- Dan Langille The FreeBSD Diary - http://freebsddiary.org/ - practical examples To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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