Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 19:00:53 -0500 From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> To: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Talking to a Linux user group about FreeBSD Message-ID: <3BDEF8E5.11351.68C09E8@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0110301548240.8739-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net> References: <3BDEF2A7.24978.673A72E@localhost>
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On 30 Oct 2001 at 15:52, Jeremy C. Reed wrote: > On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Dan Langille wrote: > > > I won't know when, but I'm going to be giving a talk about FreeBSD > > to a local Linux group. Included will be a demo install. With luck, > > > Here are some of the points I'll cover (I've given this very little > > thought so far). > > Also, consider sharing the similarities. Explain that "open source" and > Unix does not mean "Linux". Show X, vnc, konqueror, netscape, gnumeric and > other applications that look and act the same. A very good point. I suspect they'll find that the simlarities give them more reason to try FreeBSD than the differences. There's nothing like knowing you'll still have your favourite app available to you. If it wasn't available, that's just a reason NOT to try FreeBSD. Thank you. -- Dan Langille The FreeBSD Diary - http://freebsddiary.org/ - practical examples To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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