Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 10:07:24 -0500 (EST) From: Omachonu Ogali <oogali@intranova.net> To: Lanny Baron <lnb@FreeBSDsystems.COM> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: the talk about fbsd in linux and free cd's Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002261005540.23544-100000@hydrant.intranova.net> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.000226035231.lnb@freebsdsystems.com>
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Walnut Creek is a for profit company, FreeBSD is a project, not a company. Walnut Creek merely sells FreeBSD on CD-ROM, FreeBSD does not sell FreeBSD. On Sat, 26 Feb 2000, Lanny Baron wrote: > Sorry dude, you are wrong. If in doubt ask jkh. > > later, > Lanny > On 25-Feb-00 Omachonu Ogali wrote: > > FreeBSD is a project not a company, and I didn't ask for your company or > > what they do what FreeBSD. Whatever services you provide with/for FreeBSD > > is fine, but FreeBSD itself is non-profit. > > > > On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Lanny Baron wrote: > > > >> Did you know they are a for profit company? > >> > >> Lanny Baron > >> > >> http://freebsdsystems.com > >> > >> > >> On 25-Feb-00 Omachonu Ogali wrote: > >> > Do you understand the definition of a non-profit organization? > >> > > >> > On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Lanny Baron wrote: > >> > > >> >> I must be really stupid. Who in the corporate world cares if FreeBSD is > >> >> mentioned in a linux mag or article. As a business person, I look in > >> >> trade > >> >> magazines and some computer magazines/papers. I will tell you this. In > >> >> this months Computer paper (Toronto edition) a 1/4 or just slightly > >> >> larger > >> >> add from the University of Toronto, showing 4 versions of Linux at the > >> >> Bookstore at U of T. That IS what gets people buying. > >> >> > >> >> Now Jordan, you told the guy in mail here he should go ahead and get free > >> >> FreeBSD cd's made. Has anyone seen that Microsoft MAKES money? Not by > >> >> giving away cdroms for sure. It makes my blood boil to see this nonsense. > >> >> > >> >> Jordan, and anyone here connected with The FreeBSD Project, I only want > >> >> to > >> >> see the organization succeed in all aspects. But the marketing in my eyes > >> >> is not good. Sorry for the criticism but that is how I see it. Jordan you > >> >> know what I am up too. And please dont spread it, but I will tell you the > >> >> marketing budget for 3 years is at well over 2 million dollars. > >> >> > >> >> I hope you dont burn free freebsd cdroms. It looks cheap, and people that > >> >> WANT quality expect it to cost. In their logical minds, it works > >> >> something > >> >> like this. Well, lets see, the system the company sells out performs > >> >> others like NT and Novell and can keep pace with IBM AS 400's. Hmm..and > >> >> its free...nah how good can it be? Ahh..they will be out of business and > >> >> then we're stuck. > >> >> > >> >> Red Hat here costs at least $60.00 NT costs about 12 or 13 hundred. I > >> >> wonder who IS making money. I know who is NOT. > >> >> > >> >> Regards, > >> >> > >> >> Lanny Baron > >> >> > >> >> http://ca.samba.org/samba/samba.html <--- official Canadian mirror > >> >> http://cybertouch.org <--- my sentimental ISP (which i dont advertise) > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > >> >> > >> > > >> > -- > >> > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > >> >| Omachonu Ogali oogali@intranova.net | > >> >| Intranova Networking Group http://tribune.intranova.net | > >> >| PGP Key ID: 0xBFE60839 | > >> >| PGP Fingerprint: C8 51 14 FD 2A 87 53 D1 E3 AA 12 12 01 93 BD 34 | > >> > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > >> > > >> > >> Lanny Baron > >> ---------------------------------- > >> Date: 25-Feb-00 > >> Time: 17:11:31 > >> > >> Rule of Creative Research: > >> (1) Never draw what you can copy. > >> (2) Never copy what you can trace. > >> (3) Never trace what you can cut out and paste down. > >> > >> ---------------------------------- > >> > > > > -- > > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > >| Omachonu Ogali oogali@intranova.net | > >| Intranova Networking Group http://tribune.intranova.net | > >| PGP Key ID: 0xBFE60839 | > >| PGP Fingerprint: C8 51 14 FD 2A 87 53 D1 E3 AA 12 12 01 93 BD 34 | > > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > > > Lanny Baron > ---------------------------------- > Date: 26-Feb-00 > Time: 03:52:31 > > All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed. > -- Sean O'Casey > > ---------------------------------- > -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Omachonu Ogali oogali@intranova.net | | Intranova Networking Group http://tribune.intranova.net | | PGP Key ID: 0xBFE60839 | | PGP Fingerprint: C8 51 14 FD 2A 87 53 D1 E3 AA 12 12 01 93 BD 34 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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