Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 15:07:07 +0100 From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> To: "FreeBSD Advocacy" <freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD on the desktop (was: TheRegister article on Hotmail) Message-ID: <026201c292f9$9b84aa30$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <20021121161453.GA69019_submonkey.net@ns.sol.net> <008501c2917a$ac643080$0a00000a_atkielski.com@ns.sol.net> <200211221502.gAMF2a6a089963@catflap.bishopston.net> <20021122234047.GB60785@wantadilla.lemis.com> <014201c29296$f9cc4a20$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <20021123071534.GC39240@wantadilla.lemis.com> <01e101c292c8$1aa8cda0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3DDF47C6.88FE04BF@mindspring.com> <021c01c292d9$1dd01590$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3DDF5ADF.21BC5B31@mindspring.com> <024801c292e3$824f45e0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> À| <3DDF68AF.E5F94C90@mindspring.com>
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Terry writes: > Earlier you stated, in a post to the list, > in response to a post by Greg Lehey [...]: > > > Part of rational advocacy is recognizing > > the strengths AND the weaknesses of one's > > favored OS. Yes. I don't see any bashing there. > What you neglected to state was: > > And then playing up the strengths, while > playing down and/or providing workarounds > for the weaknesses. It is not neglect to avoid stating what I do not believe. I prefer to present an objective picture insofar as possible. While emphasizing strengths when the situation warrants it seems harmless enough, I will not "play down" weaknesses, nor will I suggest workarounds for fundamental defects in a product. I have no sacred mission to cause anyone to adopt or avoid any particular software product, and so I will not attempt to deceive anyone in my descriptions. > You seem intolerant of the idea of "an advocate" ... I have no problem with advocates. Proselytizers are a different story. And prostitutes are more extreme still. > Advocacy doesn't work like that: it's "all or > nothing". You may be confusing advocacy with religion. > I think what you are describing isn't "advocacy", > it's "consulting". It's advocacy. What you are describing is irrationality, i.e., religious fervor. > Maybe you would have better luck selling this > idea, if you were posting on the "freebsd-consulting" > mailing list? What leads you to believe that my luck has been poor up to now? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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