Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 00:35:08 -0500 (CDT) From: John Kenagy <jktheowl@bga.com> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: InfoWorld brawl esclates Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980505002813.18568A-100000@barnowl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980504210017.1263A-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
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On Mon, 4 May 1998, Jason C. Wells wrote: > On Mon, 4 May 1998, David Greenman wrote: > > >We should be extending welcoming hands to the Linux people and working on > >converting them to FreeBSD, not alienating them with this sort of > >rhetoric. > > I have posted to this effect before. I am registering my support for Mr. > Greenman's position. > > Everyone who supports free software should support each other. If there is > a faction within the free software community that is antgonistic, that > faction should be left alone to rant in their own little corner of the > net. > > We do not want to be that faction. We do not even want to be _perceived_ > as being in that faction. Cooperation is the cornerstone of free software. > Fervor is appropriate in promoting one's position but should be positive. I agree with David and you Jason. Do not sink into a brawl in the gutter but actively promote FreeBSD. We have nothing to apologize for or squabble about. A lot of bandwidth is being wasted on "did you read what they said?!" Spend it on promotion. John Powered by FreeBSD. All Day, Every Day... Non Stop. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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