Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 22:21:27 -0700 From: Don Wilde <dwilde1@ibm.net> To: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [SPECweb] secret architectural discussion - shhh! Message-ID: <354415D7.E4203555@ibm.net> References: <19949.893621805@time.cdrom.com>
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I'm making this response public because I want my change in direction to be clear to all of you. While Jordan and David have not said we cannot win such a challenge as SPECweb with the proper equipment and preparation, they are counselling a more patient approach that does not require megabuck hardware and a dice roll, which is what a media whoopee like I suggested would be. As somebody else has suggested here ( -chat ) in the last hour, look at what Billy Boy's flop has cost him this last month. We can't afford a public embarrassment like that. Although it would've been a blast to set such a rocketfest up, the gamble is a very large one and failure would burn too many bridges. Jordan has suggested articles for the popular press as a Really Good Thing, and I agree. I have a good one in the back of my mind and I have done professional writing in a previous incarnation, so this is what I will concentrate on as my primary focus. I also have the capability to generate four-color artwork which is acceptable to commercial printers for those of you who are working on mousemats and stickers. Make a TIFF file and send it to me and I can professionalize it for you to take to a specialty house. We have such here in LA if somebody wants to pay for it, and there are several commercial houses out in the sticks which will be cheaper and which will ship to us if we get a decent order together. Thirdly, I'd still like to get together and meet the FreeBSD team members and the BAFUG, so I'd like to suggest a Gathering up in your neck of the woods that weekend (6/27-28) where you all will share your experiences of USENIX and its first FreeNix track. I'll buy pizza for everybody, although those of you who attend virtually will have to have virtual pepperoni! Again, thanks for all the help and commentary, and I'm sorry if I am now dashing hopes. Grand Dreaming is fun, but hard work is more profitable. --> Don To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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