From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 8 17:24:56 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 847CB16A4CE for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 17:24:56 +0000 (GMT) Received: from just.puresimplicity.net (just.puresimplicity.net [140.177.207.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 014A643D4C for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 17:24:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from craig@backfire.ca) Received: from localhost (CPE0050bf78b8c6-CM023459906096.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [24.157.84.118]) (authenticated bits=0)j18HOg6r040723 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:24:47 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from craig@backfire.ca) Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 12:24:36 -0500 From: Craig Reyenga To: Bob Bishop Message-ID: <20050208172436.GA58172@burnout.lan.bluemidnight.ca> References: <4205F382.8020404@freebsd.org> <20050206194857.5920e369.diegocglinux@yahoo.es> <42066967.1060300@freebsd.org> <1107754103.4206fc77b1e68@imp4-q.free.fr> <20050207214652.0ccf31a2.diegocglinux@yahoo.es> <20050208075739.GA53593@burnout.lan.bluemidnight.ca> <6.2.0.14.2.20050208110804.049a9370@gid.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6.2.0.14.2.20050208110804.049a9370@gid.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.81, clamav-milter version 0.81b on just.puresimplicity.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.8 required=8.0 tests=RCVD_IN_NJABL_DUL, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL autolearn=disabled version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on just.puresimplicity.net cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The case for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Craig Reyenga List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 17:24:56 -0000 On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 11:09:03AM +0000, Bob Bishop wrote: > At 10:56 08/02/2005, Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav wrote: > >Craig Reyenga writes: > >> Have you heard of the Ferrari Enzo? Of course you have. Have you ever > >> seen an advertisement for it on televsion? Of course not. The car's V12 > >> engine and ceramic brakes speak for themselves [1]. > > > >You're mistaken. Ferrari spend a lot of money on advertising - they > >just don't spend it on advertising to end-users. Instead, they > >advertise to the press: they go to trade shows, hold press events, > >invite journalists to test-drive their cars etc. and rely on the press > >to bring the message to the end-users. They also advertise through > >tie-in merchandise (posters, calendars, model cars, etc.) > > They also run a Formula 1 team with an eye-watering budget. > Just to stick with my original analogy, wouldn't funding developers be similar to having an F1 team? I would rather see that than some bottom-rung animated GIF ad campaign, or whatever it is that people think FreeBSD needs to do* to attract more users. I guess I am in luck because the developers already do get funding; we have one such person working on FreeBSD full-time, right now. * What exactly ARE people suggesting to do? -Craig > -- > Bob Bishop +44 (0)118 940 1243 > rb@gid.co.uk fax +44 (0)118 940 1295 >