Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 14:32:43 -0600 (MDT) From: Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.physics.montana.edu> To: Jason Nordwick <nordwick@scam.XCF.Berkeley.EDU> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why slashdot does not post BSD articles. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980519142614.3942N-100000@peloton.physics.montana.edu> In-Reply-To: <35610646.7A8B5979@scam.xcf.berkeley.edu>
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> Taken from Slashdot.org: > Probably because since 50% of the readers use Linux, only .01% of the > submissions involve FreeBSD. I occasionally post other stuff, but if > people don't send it, I don't post it. As I believe Jordan said awhile back - slashdot is really only useful to watch for announcements and such. > let's face it- more happens in a week in the Linux world than happens in > the 'other free os world' in a week Then I wonder why less than half of the articles on slashdot are concerned w/ Linux. Today's selection is: Tech visas approved Linux Advocacy for Business POSIX on top of MacOS Feature:The Linux Standard Base System (or how to have more of a single distribution, like say FreeBSD) Ask Slashdot:Trouble After KDE Install Name the International Space Station RMS plugin clarification Charles Hines Leaves fvwm 2.x Project MagicSmoke Monday's Quickies (like interesting topics of the Telepathic Clapper) Brett ********************************************************* Brett Taylor brett@peloton.physics.montana.edu http://peloton.physics.montana.edu/brett/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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