From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Jul 21 14:24:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA16852 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 14:24:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA16682; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 14:23:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA02010; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 14:21:39 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199807212121.OAA02010@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Brett Glass cc: Bill/Carolyn Pechter , freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: "Open Source Town Meeting" supports only one faction In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 21 Jul 1998 15:03:16 MDT." <199807212103.PAA17229@lariat.lariat.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 14:21:39 -0700 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > >Can you imagine the screams if the Linux folks were told a part of the > >take was going to support the Freebsd or NetBSD project. > > Why shouldn't we scream just as loudly? Supporting FSF *is* supporting > Linux. Definitely. > I think that FreeBSD's advocacy group should make a formal request that > if O'Reilly is to call the event an "Open Source Town Hall," it is > inappropriate > for the proceeds to go to one faction that consistently denigrates all other > viewpoints. The challenge here is to compete effectively for mindspace with the Linux crowd without wearing the decidedly unprofessional image that comes with their tactics. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message