Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 18:41:51 -0700 From: Don Wilde <dwilde1@ibm.net> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: chain letter proposal Message-ID: <3556575F.23176E4B@ibm.net> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980510092447.15988D-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
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Jason, I'm sorry you feel that way. I thought the reservations they [DG and JKH] had were about its effectiveness, not its usage as a tool. Go back and read their posts without filtering it through your own anti-SPAM feelings, please. What they did say is that they don't get a very good response from the registration and that they doubted that this request would get everybody. Okay, fine. This doesn't change the fact that WE NEED NUMBERS. Do you have a better idea _that_will_work_??? I hope this circulates until the end of time because that will mean that people still care about FreeBSD [ or that The End Is Near, but that's another pail of worms ;) ]. It is irrelevant if FreeBSD goes away, but will always be relevant as long as FreeBSD exists. I can modify the wording to have people check the website for a newer version if things change, but the questions asked will always be relevant. This data will always be necessary, and I don't see any other alternative than going the 'commercial distribution' route, and I see that as far worse poison than a one-page chain letter. Now, if -core DOES think this is a mistake, let them speak. I have shown that reason will prevail with me, even when it is personally embarassing. If no official objections arise, then I will go make some Perl code and post it near the end of the week when I am happy with it. I am very much aligned with Jordan's aggrieved posting about time being wasted here. I will put forth my effort, and when the page goes up with working code, we can then have a vote. If there are enough legitimate objections, I will can it. If not, we will try it. I personally think the benefits outweight the costs. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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