Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 10:12:37 +0200 (CEST) From: Lars Gerhard Kuehl <kuehl@lgk.de> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, mellon@pobox.com, hasty@rah.star-gate.com Subject: Re: Linux as a Mozilla total reference platform Message-ID: <XFMail.980511101237.kuehl@lgk.de> In-Reply-To: <199805102235.QAA23782@lariat.lariat.org>
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On 10-May-98 Brett Glass wrote:
> At 11:40 PM 5/10/98 +0200, Lars Gerhard Kuehl wrote:
>
>>What the product FreeBSD would need is:
>>
>> I. Advertisement. In particular advertisement by commercial
>> suppliers and supporters. It's much more persuading (and that's
>> what's needed) to say "I rely on selling FreeBSD" than on
>> "I rely on the product FreBSD". In Germany Suse and Delix
>> realise the most efficient Linux promotion. FreeBSD needs
>> the same. (I actually considered to found something like
>> "Fuse".)
>>
>> II. The support for FreeBSD needs an organisational frame with name.
>> "FreeBSD Competence Centres" or "FreeBSD Solution Providers"
>> were very helpful (for the product :).
>
> This takes money. Right now, Walnut Creek is the only seller of FreeBSD
> disks and hence the only profit-making venture from which much money
> could come.
>
> So, this begs the questions: Would Walnut Creek be willing to sell
> CD-ROMs in bulk to a second vendor which might plow money back into
> advertising? Or -- how much would it "rock the boat" if another
> vendor began pressing CDs?
That depends on its contents. A CD-ROM with unbundled, non-free software
plus installation support and an option for (paid) consultation couldn't
hurt WC and would please the customer.
Lars
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