Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 10:33:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> To: Kiakas <stefanos@sentry.e-scape.net> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Some thoughts on advocacy (was: Slashdot ftp.cdrom.com upgrade article) Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.96.990504103215.13501B-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <9905041651.AA02474@traveler.e-scape.net>
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On Tue, 4 May 1999, Kiakas wrote: > > Only because they've been brainwashed with loud "free the code!" battle > > cries. > Statements like this are no way to advocate FreeBSD. Calling > potential users brainwashed does not gain FreeBSD any friends. Why are > some people so arrogant to presume they know what is best for everyone? I wouldn't have joined this mailing list if my intentions were to make friends. The GNU license is sexy in pseudo-theory, and nothing more. Communism worked on paper too. > The only way to make FreeBSD more popular is to prove it provides > the best solution for a particular task. The average user, this includes > business users, do not care if the software is licensed under GPL or BSD > as long as it works. Users don't, developers do. I'd rather attract the latter. - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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