From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Aug 22 07:57:45 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.FreeBSD.org (8.6.11/8.6.6) id HAA29130 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 22 Aug 1995 07:57:45 -0700 Received: from mail.htp.com (mail.htp.com [199.171.4.2]) by freefall.FreeBSD.org (8.6.11/8.6.6) with ESMTP id HAA29095 for ; Tue, 22 Aug 1995 07:57:28 -0700 Received: from et.htp.com (et.htp.com [199.171.4.228]) by mail.htp.com (8.6.5/8.6.5) with SMTP id KAA23168; Tue, 22 Aug 1995 10:57:46 -0400 Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 10:57:46 -0400 Message-Id: <199508221457.KAA23168@mail.htp.com> X-Sender: dennis@mail.htp.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 2.0.3 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Brian Tao From: dennis@et.htp.com (dennis) Subject: Re: Why Linux? (fwd) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Sender: hackers-owner@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk >On Sun, 20 Aug 1995, Terry Lambert wrote: >> >> This is hardly what I'd call an equivalent to the Linux Publicity Project >> Web page and real press releases really mailed to real press contacts. > > I think a good start would be to mail manufacturers of FreeBSD- >supported hardware, telling them that their product works (and works >well) on FreeBSD-based servers. > >> It brings up the point that the "Powered by FreeBSD" logo usage should >> require notification of the URL to the "logo maintainers". > > I make that request on my Web page, but it's unenforceable. "Powered by FreeBSD" does not imply approval, nor should it. You're talking about restricting "free" advertising. Its like saying that only skinny girls can where your tee shirts. The idea is to encourage expansion, not make it more work. Dennis