Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 21:26:58 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Charlie Schloemer <charlie@infoworks.net> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG, Anthony Chavez <magus@magus.users.xmission.com> Subject: Re: RWS Message-ID: <39C6DD02.866A4406@softweyr.com> References: <200009182031.PAA25618@smtp.intop.net>
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Charlie Schloemer wrote:
>
> On 16 Sep 00, at 13:38, Anthony Chavez wrote:
>
> > Looks like RWS is going to be in town (Logan, UT) next Tuesday,
> > advocating GNU/Linux and autographing. I'm half-tempted to go wearing
> > one of my many BSD t-shirts and ask him to autograph my copy of
> > McKusick's book. Unfortunately, I don't have the balls. :-)
>
> > Anyone got any good ~serious~ questions that I could ask him, or ways to
> > advocate BSD in a ~positive~light~ in such a situation? I don't want to
> > piss on his presentation, but I would like to at least get people
> > interested in BSD as an alternative.
>
> RMS isn't going to let you use his platform for promoting *BSD, I
> think, and you may find he meets your attempt with an unpleasant
> answer before a captive audience.
And yet it will be interesting to ask him about his opinion of the BSD
license now the "advertising clause" has been removed, and why the FSF
website about this issue hasn't been updated.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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