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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)
> >> >> 
> >> >>  
> >> >> 
> >> >> 
> >> >> 
> >> >> 
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> >> 
> >> 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.
> >> 
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> >> 
> > 
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> >| Omachonu Ogali                                     oogali@intranova.net |
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> > 
> 
> 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
> 
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