Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 23:37:42 +0100 (CET) From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Branding project names Message-ID: <XFMail.981105233742.asmodai@wxs.nl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811051422010.2255-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
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On 05-Nov-98 Jason C. Wells wrote: > On Thu, 5 Nov 1998, Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote: > >>That Open Source and in a way an open project such as FreeBSD and then >>labeling software with terms such as 'Designed for FreeBSD' might tend to >>Microsoft like practices... Just in my opinion offcourse... >> >>I think that terms that focus on the openess of FreeBSD and it's associated >>packages might be a better idea... > > You are a bit late to the table. Nothing in this discussion compromises > FreeBSD's commitment to openness. That might account for it ;) > This idea is to help users now what works with FreeBSD and to help vendors > be recognized as providing software or hardware that is useful with > FreeBSD. ok, logical step > If all goes well, people will eventually look for a little daemon on a box > or a website and immmediately recognize that they can use this product on > their FreeBSD box. Icky... Although the goal may be noble, it's too MS-like IMHO... > It might be to Kirk McKusick's chagrin, maybe people will come to know and > love "Chuck." Heh, I know one thing, want to scare away non-US people using FreeBSD? Call him "Chuck" ;) --- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven/Asmodai asmodai(at)wxs.nl Junior Network/Security Specialist FreeBSD & picoBSD: The Power to Serve... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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