Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 10:09:41 +0800 (CST) From: Michael Robinson <robinson@netrinsics.com> To: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Marketing (was: Re: IDE Cdrom problems) Message-ID: <199902050209.KAA18771@netrinsics.com>
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Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> writes: >One of the biggest impediments to more wide spread >useage is the initial reaction that the new users get. And, if I may belabor the obvious, developers don't do free development for systems they don't use. Users are developers. Flaming users is flaming developers. Anti-user attitudes are anti-developer attitudes. And, just browsing through the FreeBSD todo lists, it doesn't look like FreeBSD is yet at a point where it can afford to be turning away developers. I consider myself a loyal BSD user (since BSD 4.2), and I make it a point to buy the Walnut Creek CD-ROMS whenever possible, but my good will toward the platform had been steadily eroded by the gratuitously abrasive attitudes of a number of vocal core members, to the point where I'm seriously wondering whether I'll even want to upgrade to 4.x whenever it's released. Product loyalty only goes so far when there are better alternatives at the same price. -Michael Robinson To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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