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Date:      Mon, 27 Mar 1995 16:41:53 +0800 (HKT)
From:      John Beukema <jbeukema@hk.super.net>
To:        David C Ferovick <ferovick@runner.jpl.utsa.edu>
Cc:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freefall.cdrom.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: A "FreeBSD" Daemon
Message-ID:  <Pine.SUN.3.91.950327164118.27025A-100000@is1.hk.super.net>
In-Reply-To: <9503242047.AA17184@runner.utsa.edu>

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Same here once

On Fri, 24 Mar 1995, David C Ferovick wrote:

> > 
> > >     I agree.  Out of the three, I would say "NetBSD" has the nicest ring
> > > to it.  "FreeBSD" and "Linux" don't have that "professional" sound to 
> > > them.  I suppose you could go around telling everyone not to judge a book 
> > > by its cover, but it would be easier just to come up with a nicer cover.  :)
> > 
> > I'd say we've already got far too much brand identification with the old
> > name.  Trying to change it now, after almost 2 years, would be hellish.
> > No thank you! :-)
> > 
> > 					Jordan
> > 
> It would be hellish, but I am sure that you could gain alot from it.  
> I have had three different chances to run FreeBSD on systems in the past,
> to support a commercial userbase, and each time I was forced to choose
> NetBSD or BSDI instead, because the people involved didn't think it was
> a good idea to run a OS with the word 'Free' in it when you are charging 
> people to use it.. I'm sure this argument is much more widespread than
> just the three incidents I am talking about. 
> 
> Dave Ferovick
> 



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