Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 04:34:51 +0000 From: "Frank Pawlak" <fpawlak@execpc.com> To: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: FreeBSD A Solution For Business Message-ID: <980522043451.ZM3627@darkstar.connect.com>
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Volunteers needed!!! Note Please post all responses to advocacy!!!!! I am proposing an advocacy project to produce a document that will have several uses. First, marketing FreeBSD. The finished product will be aimed at product managers in the commercial software development world with the intent of raising the visability of FreeBSD and presenting reasons to look at FreeBSD as a solid development platform. Second, publication. This document could serve as a kick start bases for magazine articles aimed at business professionals that make decisions as to what gets included as a strategic platform in their IS shops. I would suggest that we take the high road in doing this, and not make it a BSD vs Linux gun fight. We should do it with the idea in mind that any OS other than FreeBSD is a competitor, but sell FreeBSD only on its' own merits. In other words we are a class act. There are any number of ways that we can approach this project. Jordan has made the suggestion that each volunteer produce a document of their own and then we can pick the 4 or 5 best and blend them into the final product. I think this is a good suggestion and a workable idea. However, I would like to propose a counter idea to this, that would more readily leverage the collective knowledge base and reduce the work load of each volunteer in producing a final document. My thinking in this is that some people can write, others write extremely well others have deep technical knowledge of FreeBSD. If we could combine all individual areas of expertise into one common working document we maybe able to reach our goals faster and easier. This could be facilitated using a cut and paste method by a document maintainer - me, I have the Excedren bottle near by ;-) To that end I have below a rough outline of document content to start off this effort, subject to group revision and approval. FreeBSD A Solution For Business Executive Summary a) Why develop or port to an open source operating system b) Advantages of using an open source OS from a competitive perspective c) What makes FreeBSD the open source operating system of choice i) The FreeBSD pedigree ii) The importance of the FreeBSD development and release model iii) Technical qualities of FreeBSD (over all product quality issues) Stability Speed Scalability - solid, steady performance under heavy loads iv) Why FreeBSD is am excellent development platform d) The impact of open sources licensing on commercial development i) Advantages of the Berkeley License e) Future direction of the FreeBSD project f) Where is FreeBSD being used Where do I stand on all of this? No question I very much need help on the technical side of the issues, my UNIX experience is short and technical skills weak. I can do word smithing and contribute ideas, and am willing to commit the time and effort to coordinate the project. I am sure there will be other areas where I can contribute as this get further defined and work progresses. Let me know what you think of this idea and of any revisions that you think necessary. Thanks in advance. Frank Pawlak To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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