Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 13:43:43 -0500 From: dennis <dennis@etinc.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Commerical applications (was: Development and validation tools...) Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970117134332.00ace5b0@etinc.com>
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>Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: >> >> > I really think what FreeBSD needs right now is a tremendous push in the PR >> > arena. For a lot of Sun-heads (a generic term I use for anyone who won't >> >> Absolutely! Not enough FreeBSD users are willing to write about their >> experiences with the OS, and Unix Review, Unix World, Dr. Dobbs >> Journal and ;Login would *love* to have articles of that nature >> submitted. In the last ;Login issue was, in fact, an editorial >> bemoaning the fact that the readership just didn't seem to be into >> providing good articles anymore, and maybe it was time for USENIX to >> stop publishing the newsletter if its readers weren't going to avail >> themselves of it. You need to align yourself with commercial vendors. Bookstores aren't going to get you what you want, you need good products that run FreeBSD. Microsoft isn't popular because of all the books that are written about it, books are written because their products are popular. You get popular by having good products and telling people about them. The problem with the current FreeBSD approach is that you get your noses all bent out of shape if someone else makes money off of what you perceive to be your work. Your short-sightedness in your failure to realize that the resulting popularity will make your skills more marketable and valuable is something to consider. Dennis Emerging Technologies, Inc. Router cards for BSD/OS, FreeBSD and Linux Standalone Routers Bandwidth Allocation/Limiter Manager http://www.etinc.com sales@etinc.com (516) 271-4525
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