From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Aug 12 8:39:23 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from chmls20.mediaone.net (chmls20.mediaone.net [24.147.1.156]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFA6237B40B for ; Sun, 12 Aug 2001 08:39:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sw2@mediaone.net) Received: from Greg (h00045a21537a.ne.mediaone.net [65.96.14.161]) by chmls20.mediaone.net (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id f7CFdGx22184 for ; Sun, 12 Aug 2001 11:39:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <004701c12344$975bab00$6501a8c0@ne.mediaone.net> From: "Greg McPherran" To: Subject: RE: FreeBSD Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 11:36:38 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0044_01C12323.0CD99C60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C12323.0CD99C60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is also to you Dave (Leimbach), I think it would increase sales in the store. I noticed that when = browsing the alternative OS section, the box and mascot did not have the = effect on me that perhaps you want it to have. Others must also have the = same reaction. I praise your team for the great work you do delivering = an excellent OS package. I was under the impression that FreeBSD also = encouraged people to purchase the boxed set to help support your team. 1.If you do encourage people to purchase the boxed set then I think my = idea will significantly increase sales just from a marketing point of = view. 2. If potential FreeBSD advocates like me don't like it - why wouldn't = you consider changing it just out of consideration for others? Dave, thanks for the fun response - certainly the people involved in = FreeBSD are a great group. Now about that darn little devil :-) ...... = And as you seem to have suspected, I am a Christian (Roman Catholic). We = Catholics are a bit more easy going when it comes to the = well-intentioned use of symbols. But it's still a turn-off :-) What is = it with you open/free software people - Richard Stallman has halos, a = church of Emacs, saint Ignucious, a shell called Bourne Again, and you = have a devil for a mascot. Then you tell me religion should be kept = separate from a OS? :-) I agree, or at least it should not poke fun or = mock beliefs. I have had several converstaions with Richard also :-) = That's all I'm saying - let's get the religious symbolism out of the = OSes. Alas, I see I am going to have to take either Linux of FreeBSD and = make my own distro. That is one great thing about free software - you = can do that. Now, which should I use FreeBSD or Linux? I lean towards = FreeBSD but Linux seems to have more drivers. For example, I have an HP = 8230e external USB CD-Writer. Are there drivers for this for FreeBSD? Do = you know of any external USB CD-Writers that will work with FreeBSD?=20 Many Thanks, Greg ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C12323.0CD99C60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This is also to you Dave = (Leimbach),
 
I think it would increase sales in the = store. I=20 noticed that when browsing the alternative OS section, the box and = mascot did=20 not have the effect on me that perhaps you want it to have. Others must = also=20 have the same reaction. I praise your team for the great work you do = delivering=20 an excellent OS package. I was under the impression that FreeBSD also = encouraged=20 people to purchase the boxed set to help support your team.
 
1.If you do encourage people to = purchase the boxed=20 set then I think my idea will significantly increase sales just from a = marketing=20 point of view.
 
2. If potential FreeBSD advocates like = me don't=20 like it - why wouldn't you consider changing it just out of = consideration for=20 others?
 
Dave, thanks for the fun response - certainly the people involved = in=20 FreeBSD are a great group. Now about that darn little devil :-)=20 ......   And as you seem to have suspected, I am a = Christian=20 (Roman Catholic). We Catholics are a bit more easy going when it comes = to the=20 well-intentioned use of symbols. But it's still a turn-off :-) What is = it with=20 you open/free software people - Richard Stallman has halos, a church of = Emacs,=20 saint Ignucious, a shell called Bourne Again, and you have a = devil for=20 a mascot. Then you tell me religion should be kept separate from a OS? = :-) I=20 agree, or at least it should not poke fun or mock beliefs. I have = had=20 several converstaions with Richard also :-) That's all I'm saying - = let's get=20 the religious symbolism out of the OSes. Alas, I see I am going to have = to take=20 either Linux of FreeBSD and make my own distro. That is one great thing = about=20 free software - you can do that. Now, which should I use FreeBSD or = Linux? I=20 lean towards FreeBSD but Linux seems to have more drivers. For example, = I have=20 an HP 8230e external USB CD-Writer. Are there drivers for this for = FreeBSD? Do=20 you know of any external USB CD-Writers that will work with FreeBSD? =
 
Many Thanks,
Greg
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