Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 20:58:52 -0500 From: Laurence Berland <stuyman@confusion.net> To: Omachonu Ogali <oogali@intranova.net> Cc: Lanny Baron <lnb@FreeBSDsystems.COM>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: the talk about fbsd in linux and free cd's Message-ID: <38B884DC.2E3D3C95@confusion.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002261005540.23544-100000@hydrant.intranova.net>
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umm maybe I'm out on a limb here, but there is a FreeBSD Inc, which I thought to be the "project" as you put it. FreeBSD Inc isn't a not for profit, but the question is whether or not it's the project. Omachonu Ogali wrote: > > 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) > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > >> >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > >> >| Omachonu Ogali oogali@intranova.net | > > >> >| Intranova Networking Group http://tribune.intranova.net | > > >> >| PGP Key ID: 0xBFE60839 | > > >> >| PGP Fingerprint: C8 51 14 FD 2A 87 53 D1 E3 AA 12 12 01 93 BD 34 | > > >> > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > >> > > > >> > > >> 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. > > >> > > >> ---------------------------------- > > >> > > > > > > -- > > > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > >| Omachonu Ogali oogali@intranova.net | > > >| Intranova Networking Group http://tribune.intranova.net | > > >| PGP Key ID: 0xBFE60839 | > > >| PGP Fingerprint: C8 51 14 FD 2A 87 53 D1 E3 AA 12 12 01 93 BD 34 | > > > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > > > > > > 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 > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > > -- > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | Omachonu Ogali oogali@intranova.net | > | Intranova Networking Group http://tribune.intranova.net | > | PGP Key ID: 0xBFE60839 | > | PGP Fingerprint: C8 51 14 FD 2A 87 53 D1 E3 AA 12 12 01 93 BD 34 | > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message -- Laurence Berland, Stuyvesant HS Debate <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Windows 98: n. useless extension to a minor patch release for 32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition. http://stuy.debate.net icq #7434346 aol imer E1101 The above email Copyright (C) 2000 Laurence Berland All rights reserved To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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