Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 14:55:50 -0400 From: pablo.delgado@lsi.mine.nu To: advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Let's update FreeBSD vs Linux vs Windows XP Message-ID: <1119898550.42c04bb6e5906@webmail.lsi.mine.nu> In-Reply-To: <6F2F8FD3FBCF7A489CB18912A4807EBA0E0873@mvwcim1a.acuson.com> References: <6F2F8FD3FBCF7A489CB18912A4807EBA0E0873@mvwcim1a.acuson.com>
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I totally agree. We should not remove all the technical data. But there should be more literature to attract different types of individuals. Some users are driven by looks, usability, simplicity/complexity, etc. Thats why brochures for Honda / Toyota (just to follow the same analogy) come in different size and shapes. Shome brochures display what the car could look like, other display technical data, and other simple pose a life style that lures in people. > From: Marc Fonvieille [mailto:blackend@freebsd.org] > > > > I thought you wanted to update the content... > > and if it's for "newcomers" marketing/os-comparison.html > > will be too much technical for them. > > Newcomers != technically illiterate > > If it's a straight comparison, then it needs to have technical information. > Imagine taking a Honda Civic brochure and a Toyota Corolla brochure, > removing all technical facts such as horsepower and mileage, and then > comparing them only on the marketing verbiage. You cannot do it and have it > makes sense. > > Marketing to newcomers doesn't mean hiding away the technical details. > That's what the EZLinux distros do, and we're better than that. Don't hide > the gnarly greasy details. If they scare away a few newbies, they wouldn't > have been happy here anyway. But those that they don't scare away should be > welcomed. > > David > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/
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