Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 12:52:25 -0500 (EST) From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> To: Louis Bertrand <louis@signalpath.on.ca> Cc: Jim Mock <jim@corp.au.triax.com>, eT <eT@KryptoKom.DE>, FreeBSD Chat <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD Advocacy <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: what's in a name? Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.96.990303125109.22508F-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903030847300.1372-100000@tronix.signalpath.on.ca>
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On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Louis Bertrand wrote: > enough to get away with it -- a freenix OS isn't). Try explaining BSD to a > non-techie, then quiz him/her the next day. If they even remember the > name, you'll get DBS, BBS, BSB... Hence you use something that evokes a > warm fuzzy response and you're more likely to be remembered. Media scribes > are like the rest of us: over-worked and underpaid. You need to catch > their attention. One of my bosses often states that we run 'FreeDSB' - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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