Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 07:00:47 -0800 From: Don Wilde <dwilde1@thuntek.net> To: Dave Yost <Dave@Yost.com> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The Linux PR firestorm disaster (w.r.t. FreeBSD) Message-ID: <36D95A1F.B240306C@thuntek.net> References: <v04104408b2fc8ab8acfc@[205.219.69.138]> <v0410441eb2fe809b09d9@[205.219.69.138]>
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Dave - The name game can get too ugly for a publicity stunt. From what I've seen of the two sides, opinions are strongly held. There's also the matter of 'BSD', which we are only allowed to use in conjunction with Free, Net or Open by the graces of BSDi in the original AT&T settlement (from what I gather in 5 yrs of BSD-list watching). Another issue sure to come up would be Beastie, our BSD mascot. Guarantee that'd get ugly, just scan back through -advocacy, it has come up regularly. I've been on both sides of that issue. A far better 'spectacle' would be the re-integration of the three freebies mentioned above into one super-BSD, or at least full compatibility between the three as far as binaries and ports go. If it's "back to", would you care to write some articles for http://www.DaemonNews.com or take a stab at submitting to a trade pub like InfoWorld or Dr. Dobbs or WebTechniques? These are gentler, but less dangerous in the long run. -- oooOOO O O O o * * * * * * o ___ _________ _________ _________ ___==__ V_=_=_DW ===--- Don Wilde dwilde1@thuntek.net [ = = ] /oo0000oo-oo--oo-ooo---ooo-ooo---ooo-ooo---ooo-oo---oo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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