From owner-freebsd-advocacy Thu May 21 23:41:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA20935 for freebsd-advocacy-outgoing; Thu, 21 May 1998 23:41:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from softweyr.com ([204.68.178.33]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA20859 for ; Thu, 21 May 1998 23:40:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wes@softweyr.com) Received: from softweyr.com (localhost.softweyr.com [127.0.0.1]) by softweyr.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id AAA01438; Fri, 22 May 1998 00:36:26 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wes@softweyr.com) Message-ID: <35651CE1.9F45FA3E@softweyr.com> Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 00:36:17 -0600 From: Wes Peters Organization: Softweyr llc X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.6-RELEASE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Frank Pawlak , freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD A Solution For Business References: <980522043451.ZM3627@darkstar.connect.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Frank Pawlak wrote: > > FreeBSD > > A Solution For Business > > Executive Summary > > a) Why develop or port to an open source operating system > > b) Advantages of using an open source OS from a competitive perspective > > c) What makes FreeBSD the open source operating system of choice > > i) The FreeBSD pedigree > > ii) The importance of the FreeBSD development and release model > > iii) Technical qualities of FreeBSD (over all product quality issues) > > Stability > > Speed > > Scalability - solid, steady performance under heavy loads > > iv) Why FreeBSD is am excellent development platform > > d) The impact of open sources licensing on commercial development > > i) Advantages of the Berkeley License > > e) Future direction of the FreeBSD project > > f) Where is FreeBSD being used > > Where do I stand on all of this? No question I very much need help on the > technical side of the issues, my UNIX experience is short and technical skills > weak. I can do word smithing and contribute ideas, and am willing to commit > the time and effort to coordinate the project. I am sure there will be other > areas where I can contribute as this get further defined and work progresses. An excellent idea. What you are proposing is essentially a "White Paper" on commercial uses for FreeBSD, and should be a standard part of the "Press Kit." I can contribute some information on the Software Configuration Management servers I've setup using FreeBSD, at Philips Digital Video Systems and Intel. Both systems are running fine; the Philips DVS has been in use for over 2 years now. I can make contributions to items b, c, d, and f in your outline above. If you want me to just start pounding out some text, let me know and I'll go to it. I hope your editing skills are up to par, though. -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr wes@softweyr.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message