Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:16:55 -0700 From: Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC <chad@shire.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Please don't change Beastie to another crap logo such as Message-ID: <EE0BBE44-7CAC-11D9-B134-000D933E3CEC@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <583702950.20050212044425@wanadoo.fr> References: <200502112325.j1BNPw201164@clunix.cl.msu.edu> <1108168477.45718.19.camel@p4><1108178253.46376.11.camel@p4> <583702950.20050212044425@wanadoo.fr>
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On Feb 11, 2005, at 8:44 PM, Anthony Atkielski wrote: > Robert Marella writes: > >> As far as the codebase question, he was not the one to bring it up. If >> I can read between his lines, I understand that when you go in front >> of the suits you can't tell them RTFM. You have to explain why FreeBSD >> is head and shoulders above the leader of the pack. > > Yes. Things to remember if you must present FreeBSD to "suits" (not an > exhaustive list): > > - You must provide sound arguments and/or hard data to support your > suggestions. "FreeBSD is just great!" will not do. > > - You must provide costs. "It's free" won't do. Nothing is ever free. > If you don't have costs, either you aren't being serious, or you > haven't done your homework. > > - You cannot killfile anyone who asks questions that you don't like. > > - Calling the suits stupid because they refuse to unconditionally agree > with you guarantees failure. Do not throw tantrums. > > - You must be confident, but not arrogant. Stick to your guns when you > are discussing something that you know to be objectively true, but do > not argue about opinions. > > - You must know exactly what point you wish to make to the suits, and > you must stick to it. A long discussion of how much you love Beastie > will not impress. > > - You need to leave documentation with them, including a copy of your > presentation. > > - You need to explain how they will obtain support when something goes > wrong. "Nothing ever goes wrong!" will not work. > > - You need to explain how FreeBSD will fit in with their IT strategy. > It's up to you to research this; it is not up to them to figure it out. > > - Don't knock the competition unless you can objectively back up what > you say (even then, be judicious). > > - Be prepared to address legal issues, such as licensing, patents, and > copyrights. > > - If you say "If you don't like it this way, go somewhere else," they > will. > This is all very well and good, but is irrelevant to the earlier discussion. You are not a Suit we are trying to impress or get to use FreeBSD. You are on a general technical support mailing list and "behavior" here is different than would be in a formal presentation or even official support mechanism. Chad
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