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Date:      Tue, 7 Apr 1998 08:38:27 +0930
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        David Shanes <dshanes@personalogic.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
Subject:   Re: Fw: Linux the only non-Microsoft OS that's gaining market    share?
Message-ID:  <19980407083827.44864@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <03d801bd618c$d543d4b0$1d43a8c0@shanes.personalogic.com>; from David Shanes on Mon, Apr 06, 1998 at 11:50:13AM -0700
References:  <03d801bd618c$d543d4b0$1d43a8c0@shanes.personalogic.com>

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On Mon,  6 April 1998 at 11:50:13 -0700, David Shanes wrote:
>> 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]
>>>
> From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
>>
>> 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.
>
> Greg,
>     Is there something that you can work out at Walnut Creek? I am sure that
> you know someone there.

Sure.  I suppose I can forward this message.

>     I am sure that Walnut Creek can see the obvious benefit to them in $$$
> of another party pushing the merits of FreeBSD.

WC is normally very receptive to this kind of idea.

Greg

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