Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 11:07:20 -0500 From: "Andrew I. Arbuckle" <aiarbuckle@naxs.com> To: Donald Wilde <dwilde1@thuntek.net> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>, Michael Doyle <relyod@co-operation-ireland.ie>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Advocacy Message-ID: <3704EB36.708A399B@naxs.com> References: <11742.923052372@zippy.cdrom.com> <3704B684.9C55D77A@thuntek.net>
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--------------2A56F8358BF8416AF468ED57 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit It seems to me you would get more interest if the system ran completely from the CD, with the exception of having a data space on the hard drive (temporary), then you would have a true demo for the user. Ran as an interactive movie, and then if the user liked it, instructions on how to get an install, either from the CD or as a download at no cost. Even then I feel you will have some problems, as in my experience, most users are casual users, and do not want anything to do with an install. Plug and Play mentalities. Donald Wilde wrote: > I agree that CD#1 is stand-alone enough, Jordan, but it's not demo > material by any means. I can't see asking anybody to do even a two-hour > minimal install to "look at" a system, especially just to get a command > prompt on the screen. Technical evaluators and MIS people, yes, but > that's not what Joe LinWin is going to want to see. > > A demo disk's purpose is to _entertain_ people. Boot from the CD, build > a little temporary filesystem within FAT32 or RAM, bring up VGA or SVGA > X, and start the show. This is the kind of thing we need to be putting > out there on the covers of pulp magazines. Putting a full-on install > disk on a consumer PC mag will not have the same effect, even though > you're giving away more. We need to plant a hook with "Wow! I want > that!" > > -- > Don Wilde "Bringing the Internet to everyone!" > Wilde Media > 1380 Rio Rancho Blvd. SE #117 voice: 505-771-0709 > Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124 e-mail: dwilde1@thuntek.net > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message -- Andrew I. Arbuckle Work: (540) 228-6181 ext 251 Fax: (540) 228-6036 --------------2A56F8358BF8416AF468ED57 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> It seems to me you would get more interest if the system ran completely from the CD, with the exception of having a data space on the hard drive (temporary), then you would have a true demo for the user. Ran as an interactive movie, and then if the user liked it, instructions on how to get an install, either from the CD or as a download at no cost. Even then I feel you will have some problems, as in my experience, most users are casual users, and do not want anything to do with an install. <u><i>Plug and Play mentalities</i>.</u><u></u> <p>Donald Wilde wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>I agree that CD#1 is stand-alone enough, Jordan, but it's not demo <br>material by any means. I can't see asking anybody to do even a two-hour <br>minimal install to "look at" a system, especially just to get a command <br>prompt on the screen. Technical evaluators and MIS people, yes, but <br>that's not what Joe LinWin is going to want to see. <p>A demo disk's purpose is to _entertain_ people. Boot from the CD, build <br>a little temporary filesystem within FAT32 or RAM, bring up VGA or SVGA <br>X, and start the show. This is the kind of thing we need to be putting <br>out there on the covers of pulp magazines. Putting a full-on install <br>disk on a consumer PC mag will not have the same effect, even though <br>you're giving away more. We need to plant a hook with "Wow! I want <br>that!" <p>-- <br>Don Wilde "Bringing the Internet to everyone!" <br>Wilde Media <br>1380 Rio Rancho Blvd. SE #117 voice: 505-771-0709 <br>Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124 e-mail: dwilde1@thuntek.net <p>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org <br>with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message</blockquote> <p>-- <br>Andrew I. Arbuckle <br>Work: (540) 228-6181 ext 251 <br> Fax: (540) 228-6036 <br> </html> --------------2A56F8358BF8416AF468ED57-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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