Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 12:43:21 -0400 From: "Andrew I. Arbuckle" <aiarbuckle@naxs.com> To: "Francisco Reyes" <reyesf@newsguy.com>, "Advocacy List" <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Suggestion for new list Message-ID: <19980901180213687.AAA194@aiarbuckle.naxs.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BDD5A6.19F02D60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is this to imply that you do not want to offer assistance to others interested in trying FreeBSD? I purchased the 4 CD 2.2.6 set from Walnut Creek recently for a new PC I am putting together, thought it would be nice to try a new OS, but if you want to hide easier methods of installing, perhaps you will drive others away. Just a comment, as I am following this thread, but am not yet really active. ---------- > From: Francisco Reyes <reyesf@newsguy.com> > To: Advocacy List <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> > Subject: Suggestion for new list > Date: Monday, August 31, 1998 10:40 PM > > How about a new list specially for the press. I think questions is > great for general purpose, but we may get better exposure if we are > able to help reporters/reviewers to install the software with the > least problems possible. > > The way I suggest it would be to have a handfull of handpicked people > have access to the list (i.e. Dough White, Greg Lehey, Jordan....) > and to only allow questions from reviewers/editors/ article writers. > > Thoughts? comments? > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message ------=_NextPart_000_01BDD5A6.19F02D60 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><BODY bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><p><font size=3D2 = color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial">Is this to imply that you do not want = to offer assistance to others interested in trying FreeBSD? I = purchased the 4 CD 2.2.6 set from Walnut Creek recently for a new PC I = am putting together, thought it would be nice to try a new OS, but if = you want to hide easier methods of installing, perhaps you will drive = others away.<br>Just a comment, as I am following this thread, but am = not yet really active.<br><br>----------<br>> From: Francisco Reyes = <<font color=3D"#0000FF"><u>reyesf@newsguy.com</u><font = color=3D"#000000">><br>> To: Advocacy List <<font = color=3D"#0000FF"><u>freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG</u><font = color=3D"#000000">><br>> Subject: Suggestion for new list<br>> = Date: Monday, August 31, 1998 10:40 PM<br>> <br>> How about a new = list specially for the press. I think questions is<br>> great for = general purpose, but we may get better exposure if we are<br>> able = to help reporters/reviewers to install the software with the<br>> = least problems possible.<br>> <br>> The way I suggest it would be = to have a handfull of handpicked people<br>> have access to the list = (i.e. Dough White, Greg Lehey, Jordan....)<br>> and to only allow = questions from reviewers/editors/ article writers.<br>> <br>> = Thoughts? comments?<br>> <br>> <br>> To Unsubscribe: send mail = to <font color=3D"#0000FF"><u>majordomo@FreeBSD.org</u><font = color=3D"#000000"><br>> with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" = in the body of the message</p> </font></font></font></font></font></font></font></body></html> ------=_NextPart_000_01BDD5A6.19F02D60-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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