Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 23:39:54 -0400 From: "Francisco Reyes" <reyesf@newsguy.com> To: "Advocacy List" <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Andrew I. Arbuckle" <aiarbuckle@naxs.com> Subject: Re: Suggestion for new list Message-ID: <199809020340.UAA20262@newsguy.com>
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--_=_=_=IMA.BOUNDARY.HTML_4862544=_=_=_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am not sure to understand your comments. As Garance mentioned this list would be in addition to the current lists. The press are different type of users in the sense that they may not be trying to install FreeBSD to serve a purpose (i.e. run a server, learn Unix). Instead they may be doing it just to write an article. FreeBSD is a product (although some people like to make it a religion) and like any product it needs to be marketted. Helping the press is a long standing tradition to enhance a review or to allow the reviewer to "experience" the product as he/she would have if he/she had taken the time to learn/read manuals/search archives. If we are able to get favorable reviews then we will get more users and hopefully more companies doing products and services for the FreeBSD community. >From: Andrew I. Arbuckle >Is this to imply that you do not want to offer assistance to others interested in trying FreeBSD? purchased the 4 CD 2.2.6 set >from Walnut Creek recently for a new PC I am putting together, thought it would be nice to try a new OS, but if you want to hide >easier methods of installing, perhaps you will drive others away. >Just a comment, as I am following this thread, but am not yet really active. > From: Francisco Reyes <reyesf@newsguy.com> > Subject: Suggestion for new list > > How about a new list specially for the press. I think questions is > great for general purpose, but we may get better exposure if we are > able to help reporters/reviewers to install the software with the > least problems possible. --_=_=_=IMA.BOUNDARY.HTML_4862544=_=_=_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML> <B><FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="11" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="Courier" DEFAULT="FACE"><BR> </B>I am not sure to understand your comments.<BR> As Garance mentioned this list would be in addition to the current lists.<BR> <BR> The press are different type of users in the sense that they may not be trying to install FreeBSD to serve a purpose (i.e. run a server, learn Unix). Instead they may be doing it just to write an article.<BR> <BR> FreeBSD is a product (although some people like to make it a religion) and like any product it needs to be marketted. Helping the press is a long standing tradition to enhance a review or to allow the reviewer to "experience" the product as he/she would have if he/she had taken the time to learn/read manuals/search archives.<BR> <BR> If we are able to get favorable reviews then we will get more users and hopefully more companies doing products and services for the FreeBSD community.<BR> <B><BR> >From:</B> Andrew I. Arbuckle<BR> <FONT COLOR=000000 DEFAULT="COLOR"><FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="10"><FONT FACE="Arial">>Is this to imply that you do not want to offer assistance to others interested in trying FreeBSD? purchased the 4 CD 2.2.6 set<BR> >from Walnut Creek recently for a new PC I am putting together, thought it would be nice to try a new OS, but if you want to hide<BR> >easier methods of installing, perhaps you will drive others away.<BR> >Just a comment, as I am following this thread, but am not yet really active.<BR> <BR> > From: Francisco Reyes <reyesf@newsguy.c<FONT COLOR=0000ff><U>om<FONT COLOR=000000 DEFAULT="COLOR"></U>><BR> > Subject: Suggestion for new list<BR> > <BR> > How about a new list specially for the press. I think questions is<BR> > great for general purpose, but we may get better exposure if we are<BR> > able to help reporters/reviewers to install the software with the<BR> > least problems possible.<BR> <BR> <FONT COLOR=000000 DEFAULT="COLOR"><FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="11" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="Courier" DEFAULT="FACE"><BR> </HTML> --_=_=_=IMA.BOUNDARY.HTML_4862544=_=_=_-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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