From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 17 17:47:18 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFAED16A4CE for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:47:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp11.wanadoo.fr (smtp11.wanadoo.fr [193.252.22.31]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E41343D3F for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:47:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr) Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf1109.wanadoo.fr (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 62EA51C000AB for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:47:17 +0100 (CET) Received: from pix.atkielski.com (ASt-Lambert-111-2-1-3.w81-50.abo.wanadoo.fr [81.50.80.3]) by mwinf1109.wanadoo.fr (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 42F831C000A2 for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:47:17 +0100 (CET) X-ME-UUID: 20050217174717274.42F831C000A2@mwinf1109.wanadoo.fr Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:47:16 +0100 From: Anthony Atkielski X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <292083231.20050217184716@wanadoo.fr> To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: References: <42125E71.30804@tbc.net> <42129CCB.5030203@makeworld.com> <4212FB17.5070600@nbritton.org> <200502160809.10039.algould@datawok.com> <20050216101817.Y67991@makeworld.com> <1054445726.20050216181822@wanadoo.fr> <20050216111932.S68320@makeworld.com> <4346925.20050216195033@wanadoo.fr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Assuming We Want FreeBSD to Grow: Who Is It For? X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:47:19 -0000 Thomas Leveille writes: > It's a really bad argument. Porsche sells SUVs : the Cayenne. > And it uses many components of a traditionnal Porsche 911. But it's not a Porsche 911, and Porsche does not promote 911s as SUVs. > FreeBSD can be viable for many tasks, there's no sense to dismiss one > of them. Not dimissing it, just putting it into is proper perspective. > Please stop launching those stupid trolls, that sure doesn't help > FreeBSD advocacy. Promoting FreeBSD in the wrong way for the wrong purposes does a lot more damage. Someone who tries to use FreeBSD for a purpose for which it isn't suited, after hearing glowing endorsements by people who don't tell the whole story, may be soured on the OS entirely and may badmouth it for years. -- Anthony