Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 15:49:28 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu> Cc: aiarbuckle@naxs.com, reyesf@newsguy.com, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Suggestion for new list Message-ID: <3981.904690168@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 01 Sep 1998 16:26:16 EDT." <v04011709b212048e02be@[128.113.24.47]>
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> I have mixed feelings about this idea. I can understand that it > probably would help freebsd to make sure press-people don't trip > up over something simple. On the other hand, in some sense that > results in a "false review" of freebsd. They would be reviewing > "freebsd with special access to top-notch help", while other users > would read the reviews and then have to settle for "freebsd with > generic help". Erm, I hate to burst your bubble but a very high percentage of commercial evaluations are done with direct access to tech support people. If you read enough of them in detail, you'll find references like: "We had a little trouble at first, but so-and-so and Sun was a great help in explaining how to configure ..." - this especially goes for the hardware reviews, where the manufacturer in question knows that their stuff's about to be benchmarked and always includes a few telephone numbers and email addresses along with the equipment. - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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