Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 20:00:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Joey Garcia <bear@pacificnet.net> To: Don Wilde <dwilde1@ibm.net> Cc: Frank Pawlak <fpawlak@execpc.com>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Andreessen: Linux use growing Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980430195639.142A-100000@mustang> In-Reply-To: <3548863F.F05D37D9@ibm.net>
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On Thu, 30 Apr 1998, Don Wilde wrote: > We have a shot at the server market, but unless we add to our appeal to > the desktop set by improving ppp and printer setup and building our own > office suite, we will remain a niche OS. That's why I take Jordan's > comments to heart about carefully approaching the Popular Science crowd > with inteesting articles, and why I want to make a Dummy's FreeBSD Demo. > --> Don > The server market is a great idea, although it would be a good idea to remind people that FreeBSD is a great workstation as well. Those that see FreeBSD as a "server only" OS might be turned off if all they want is a powerful workstation. I believe we should hit both crowds (server people and workstation people) with equal emphasis, or perhaps just a bit more emphasis on the server side. Do you guys agree? Joey Bear Garcia To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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