Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:11:16 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Windows Refund Day Press Reports: Linux, Linux, Linux Message-ID: <4.1.19990215205736.03f18100@mail.lariat.org> In-Reply-To: <199902160335.TAA14355@dingo.cdrom.com> References: <Your message of "Mon, 15 Feb 1999 23:52:45 GMT." <199902152352.QAA19305@usr02.primenet.com>
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Unfortunately, the very thing I expected to happen DID happen: the "Linux faithful" appear to have made sure that FreeBSD was not mentioned in news coverage of the event. The following articles mentioned Linux exclusively: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_279000/279926.stm http://www.zdnet.com/zdtv/zdtvnews/ (See February 15th early and late news reports) http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cte395.htm http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/ap/docs/148082l.htm This one happened to mention OS/2 (follow the link from the "news burst" to the main article): http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/filters/bursts/0,3422,2209061,00.html This one actually mentioned FreeBSD, but only as one of a laundry list of operating systems: http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/reuters/docs/146260l.htm In short, the FreeBSD users who joined the group were represented to the press by the organizers as being Linux enthusiasts. This is what I was concerned about. The FreeBSD supporters who attended were taken for a ride. --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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