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Date:      Sat, 7 Nov 1998 10:09:06 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu>
Cc:        FreeBSD-advocacy <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: NOT FreeBSD Branding project recommendations
Message-ID:  <19981107100906.D499@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <364382BD.AEC35B90@softweyr.com>; from Wes Peters on Fri, Nov 06, 1998 at 04:14:05PM -0700
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811061408290.1191-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> <364382BD.AEC35B90@softweyr.com>

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On Friday,  6 November 1998 at 16:14:05 -0700, Wes Peters wrote:
> "Jason C. Wells" wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 6 Nov 1998, Wes Peters wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe we should just put up a web page, with an "add an application"
>>> form for each list?
>>
>> I don't know. It looks like the input has tapered off. I did not even spur
>> a flame when I asked people to get busy. You did say that (loosely) "When
>> input tapers off I will collate the list and put it to a vote."
>
> I don't think it's even had a chance to START.  Maybe I'm drastically
> overestimating the size of -advocacy,

FYI, 255 entries in the list, some of which appear to be mailing
lists.

> but we've only had 6 or 7 replies so far, and I'd hate to cut it off
> until after the weekend.  If the reply rate doesn't pick up over the
> weekend, I'll summarize the results and post them here.

I think that the "form" idea (which could be pretty informal) is
probably the way to go.

> In the meantime, I've got an hour or so this afternoon; I'll go try to
> put our current list together and post it back, so others can (hopefully)
> add to it in a neat, orderly manner.

You're obviously not expecting many products.

Did anybody mention StarOffice?

>> You can't please all of the people all of the time. This effort is unlike
>> "-hackers" where people have technical reasons for doing things.
>
> It is much like hackers in that nothing gets done unless somebody owns
> the problem.  I came up with this idea, and have accepted ownership, and
> will keep kicking and prodding and pushing, and will assume the lack of
> loud opposition is the same as agreement.
>
> Like it or not, this is the only way to run an anarchy.  ;^)

By definition, there are plenty of ways to run an anarchy.

Greg
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