From owner-freebsd-chat Sat Mar 15 01:26:07 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id BAA12731 for chat-outgoing; Sat, 15 Mar 1997 01:26:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from carlton.innotts.co.uk (root@carlton.innotts.co.uk [194.176.128.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id BAA12725 for ; Sat, 15 Mar 1997 01:26:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from [194.176.130.59] (serialA3a.innotts.co.uk [194.176.130.59]) by carlton.innotts.co.uk (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA03820; Sat, 15 Mar 1997 09:25:38 GMT X-Sender: robmel@mailhost.innotts.co.uk Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <8736.858414653@time.cdrom.com> References: Your message of "Sat, 15 Mar 1997 02:39:55 EST." <332A524B.7C32@mail.idt.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 09:25:33 +0000 To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" , garycorc@idt.net From: Robin Melville Subject: Re: "The competition" Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk At 12:30 am -0800 15/3/97, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: >> "FreeBSD - there are no limits to what you can do with it." >> ... >> "FreeBSD - there are no limits to where it can take you..." > >Both far too long. A good slogan is brief. "Just do it." >"Where do you want to go today?" "Coke is it"* > >All pretty short. How about: "FreeBSD is free!" ... should raise some eyebrows. Other alternatives which spring to mind.. "FreeBSD yourself.." "FreeBSD! FreeBSD! Sweet Jesus.. we're FreeBSD at last!" or for more industry-related tastes "FreeBSD: the closest you can get to sex without actually having a life..." hmm, big problem. The word "FreeBSD" has awkward scansion. We need to bring in a rap consultant... *grin* Robin. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Robin Melville, Addiction Information Services Nottingham Alcohol & Drug Team Tel: +44 (0)115 952 9478 Fax: +44 (0)115 952 9421 work: robmel@nadt.org.uk home: robmel@innotts.co.uk Pages: http://www.innotts.co.uk/~robmel (home page) http://www.innotts.co.uk/nadt (substance misuse pages) ----------------------------------------------------------------------