From owner-freebsd-advocacy Tue Sep 1 11:02:26 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA24407 for freebsd-advocacy-outgoing; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 11:02:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mailman.naxs.com (mailman.naxs.com [208.27.28.8]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA24216 for ; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 11:02:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from aiarbuckle@naxs.com) Received: from aiarbuckle.naxs.com ([206.31.122.102]) by mailman.naxs.com (Post.Office MTA v3.1.2 release (PO205-101c) ID# 0-42723U8000L3500S0) with ESMTP id AAA194; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 14:02:14 -0400 Reply-To: <@naxs.com> From: "Andrew I. Arbuckle" To: "Francisco Reyes" , "Advocacy List" Subject: Re: Suggestion for new list Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 12:43:21 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1157 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01BDD5A6.19F02D60" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <19980901180213687.AAA194@aiarbuckle.naxs.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BDD5A6.19F02D60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is this to imply that you do not want to offer assistance to others interested in trying FreeBSD? I purchased the 4 CD 2.2.6 set from Walnut Creek recently for a new PC I am putting together, thought it would be nice to try a new OS, but if you want to hide easier methods of installing, perhaps you will drive others away. Just a comment, as I am following this thread, but am not yet really active. ---------- > From: Francisco Reyes > To: Advocacy List > Subject: Suggestion for new list > Date: Monday, August 31, 1998 10:40 PM > > How about a new list specially for the press. I think questions is > great for general purpose, but we may get better exposure if we are > able to help reporters/reviewers to install the software with the > least problems possible. > > The way I suggest it would be to have a handfull of handpicked people > have access to the list (i.e. Dough White, Greg Lehey, Jordan....) > and to only allow questions from reviewers/editors/ article writers. > > Thoughts? comments? > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message ------=_NextPart_000_01BDD5A6.19F02D60 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Is this to imply that you do not want = to offer assistance to others interested in trying FreeBSD?  I = purchased the 4 CD 2.2.6 set from Walnut Creek recently for a new PC I = am putting together, thought it would be nice to try a new OS, but if = you want to hide easier methods of installing, perhaps you will drive = others away.
Just a comment, as I am following this thread, but am = not yet really active.

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> From: Francisco Reyes = <reyesf@newsguy.com>
> To: Advocacy List <freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Subject: Suggestion for new list
> = Date: Monday, August 31, 1998 10:40 PM
>
> How about a new = list specially for the press. I think questions is
> great for = general purpose, but we may get better exposure if we are
> able = to help reporters/reviewers to install the software with the
> = least problems possible.
>
> The way I suggest it would be = to have a handfull of handpicked people
> have access to the list = (i.e. Dough White, Greg Lehey, Jordan....)
> and to only allow = questions from reviewers/editors/ article writers.
>
> = Thoughts? comments?
>
>
> To Unsubscribe: send mail = to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" = in the body of the message

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