From owner-freebsd-advocacy Thu Feb 4 16:08:38 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA18324 for freebsd-advocacy-outgoing; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 16:08:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from sss00205.schwab.com (sss00205.schwab.com [162.93.15.188]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA18318 for ; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 16:08:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Laura.Hudson@Schwab.COM) Received: (from root@localhost) by fire sf id TAA07642 for ; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 19:05:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from s0001asf.schwab.com(162.93.32.201) by sss00205 via smap (V2.1/2.1+anti-relay+anti-spam) id xma007615; Thu, 4 Feb 99 19:04:52 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by ihop sf id SAA29464 for advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 18:57:28 -0500 (EST) Received: ( Schwab Email ) by copymail sf with ESMTP id SAA29457 for ; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 18:57:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by N2101PMX.nt.schwab.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id ; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 19:05:47 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Hudson, Laura" To: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Is there a reseller program? Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 19:05:46 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Laura, > > On 03-Feb-99 Hudson, Laura wrote: > > > If we really want to succeed, we need to get a larger user > base, but we > > have to be prepared to help newbies. > > OK, but do ye mean this in the context of online help or > physical help (as > in books and such)? > > Because online help is emerging faster and faster nowadays. > > Just take a peek at > > www.freebsdrocks.com > www.freebsdmall.com (the support stuff) > www.freebsdzine.org > undernet.freebsdzine.org > www.freebsddiary.com > www.daemonnews.org We need to do more than this. Our online presense is growing, but our physical presense needs to make itself known. We must have FreeBSD sold anywhere you can go out and buy Linux... We need to show up at linux user groups. We need to show up at NT user groups. We need to write books for the average window user so they can run FreeBSD, too. Of course, before we attack the NT market, we also need to make FreeBSD easier for the average newbie. How many times recently have you heard "I just installed FreeBSD, why doesn't my sound card work, d00d?!???!?!" -Laura To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message