Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 21:33:26 -0800 (PST) From: Alex Zepeda <garbanzo@hooked.net> To: advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD in print! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903022124150.14482-100000@zippy.dyn.ml.org>
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As I arrived home today, I noticed a copy of the latest MicroTimes and
Computer Currents on the counter. Thanks Dad, but no thanks; knowing that
both were somewhat "trendy" mags. Both featured a lot on Windows, Mac,
and MT did some OS/2 and Unix stuff but I hadn't seen much before.
Flipping thru the 'Currents revealed nothing interesting, flipping to the
Letters from the Editor of MT however.. I came across what seemed like a
full page (MT is at least legal size paper, 3 of 4 columns used) letter to
the editor. I haven't read the whole article but the opening paragraph
read:
Linux..You're Not Alone
Dear Editor,
I'm writing this because I was so appalled that someone could
write your fine magazine and come off like a "free software supporter" yet
only mention _one_ free operating system. I'm here to let Matt Lewis know
that there are a lot more free UNIXs out there on the Internet, Linux is
not the only one.
In scanning the page I saw 70s, KDE, CSRG, BSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Hurt, and
of course FreeBSD ("one of the most popular of the free BSD based
systems"..."FreeBSD is just as free as Linux, if not more free") all
mentioned.
This seems like a well rounded advocacy. Three cheers for Joey Garcia.
I just fired off a letter to editors@microtimes.com just in case there's
space on freefall (or whatever the web server is now) for this kinda
stuff.
- alex
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