Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 14:21:39 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Bill/Carolyn Pechter <pechter@shell.monmouth.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: "Open Source Town Meeting" supports only one faction Message-ID: <199807212121.OAA02010@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 21 Jul 1998 15:03:16 MDT." <199807212103.PAA17229@lariat.lariat.org>
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> >Can you imagine the screams if the Linux folks were told a part of the > >take was going to support the Freebsd or NetBSD project. > > Why shouldn't we scream just as loudly? Supporting FSF *is* supporting > Linux. Definitely. > I think that FreeBSD's advocacy group should make a formal request that > if O'Reilly is to call the event an "Open Source Town Hall," it is > inappropriate > for the proceeds to go to one faction that consistently denigrates all other > viewpoints. The challenge here is to compete effectively for mindspace with the Linux crowd without wearing the decidedly unprofessional image that comes with their tactics. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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