From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 17 17:52:06 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 D726616A4CE for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:52:06 +0000 (GMT) Received: from makeworld.com (makeworld.com [198.92.228.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B16743D41 for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:52:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.com [127.0.0.1]) by makeworld.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C49256129 for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:52:05 -0600 (CST) Received: from makeworld.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (makeworld.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 78964-03 for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:52:03 -0600 (CST) Received: by makeworld.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 71B55617A; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:52:03 -0600 (CST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by makeworld.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A11D6130 for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:52:03 -0600 (CST) Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:52:03 -0600 (CST) From: RacerX To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <292083231.20050217184716@wanadoo.fr> Message-ID: <20050217114933.G79020@makeworld.com> References: <42125E71.30804@tbc.net> <42129CCB.5030203@makeworld.com> <200502160809.10039.algould@datawok.com> <1054445726.20050216181822@wanadoo.fr> <4346925.20050216195033@wanadoo.fr> <292083231.20050217184716@wanadoo.fr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by ClamAV 0.75.1/amavisd-new-2.2.1 (20041222) at makeworld.com - Isn't it ironic 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 List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:52:07 -0000 On Thu, 17 Feb 2005, Anthony Atkielski wrote: > 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. BUT - It's a Porshce ... AND, its being promoted for what they are... A sports car (the 911) and the SUV. > >> 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 > Stop with you wholuer then thou, self proclaimed idea that FBSD isn't a viable desktop... What YOU say is NOT gospel... It's YOUR opinion. What you NEED to do is start arguing the point that it is only YOUR opinion and NOT a defined fact... Best regards, Chris