Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 13:21:46 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: FreeBSD commercial support <supporters@nanyang-computer.com> Subject: Re: New name? Message-ID: <19980413132146.H28708@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199804130313.VAA06062@lariat.lariat.org>; from Brett Glass on Sun, Apr 12, 1998 at 09:13:20PM -0600 References: <199804130313.VAA06062@lariat.lariat.org>
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On Sun, 12 April 1998 at 21:13:20 -0600, Brett Glass wrote: > I think that, a substantial number of messages ago, someone messages > the possibility of a name change that made FreeBSD sound less "cheap." > What sort of image would a new name project? Perhaps an aura of > quality -- such as "BSD Professional?" (This would also suggest that > professionals support it. This was one of the names I suggested on the -supporters group. Well, BSD Pro. Yes, on that list we agree that the "Free" in the name is a disadvantage when "selling" into a corporate environment. Other names that were mentioned are "BSD Gold" and "BSD 2000". Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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