Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 19:30:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Mike Hoskins <mike@snafu.adept.org> To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> Cc: "Chad R. Larson" <chad@DCFinc.com>, phk@critter.freebsd.dk, nik@FreeBSD.ORG, stable@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sitting inside, looking out... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908031855460.13499-100000@snafu.adept.org> In-Reply-To: <199908040121.SAA25112@apollo.backplane.com>
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On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Matthew Dillon wrote: > :No, I think you missed the point. The T-shirt (or sweatshirt, or > :baseball cap or whatever) should be special, easily identified as > :special and available only to the group you're trying to > :incent/reward. > I understand the point. It's a bad idea. I understand both points... First, I think everyone seriously involved with development effort(s) deserves a big 'Thank you' and a pat on the back for putting up with a lot of the BS that goes on and spending sleepless nights tackling problems the rest of us can barely imagine solutions to... In this regard, something that makes these individuals 'special' is good... because they are special. Second, by making select individuals 'special' in an attempt to provide incentive, you may do just the opposite... You may alienate individuals by making them feel like they're not a member of the 'chosen few'. I can see both sides of this argument... Which is why I think the best action would be to simply make FreeBSD shirts as available as possible, rather than risking the alienation specialized products could lead to. I wouldn't feel alienated... I'd very gladly pitch in money for shirts, hats, jkh-signature-edition love ewes *wink*, etc... but some people may... *shrug* Later, --mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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