Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 18:02:19 -0500 (EST) From: Pat Lynch <lynch@bsd.unix.sh> To: Olaf Hoyer <ohoyer@fbwi.fh-wilhelmshaven.de> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: German FreeBSD and advocacy Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10001091758570.17440-100000@bytor.rush.net> In-Reply-To: <4.1.20000109040233.00c481a0@mail.rz.fh-wilhelmshaven.de>
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On Sun, 9 Jan 2000, Olaf Hoyer wrote: > > (Please forgive me for using Microshit products, but my whole emailing > resides also for some compatibility/archiving (about 8000 mails) reasons > for years on it. If someone could recommend a product like Eudora Pro for > FreeBSD, I'd be happy ;-) ) > actually the mailbox formats are the same format that elm/pine/mutt read afaik. so there ya go ;) > Ok: My idea was to do some work in the advocacy field regarding germany, > and contributing to the documentation (translating/working on handbook and > howtos, perhaps a pile/booklet of manpages came to my mind), as my spare > time will allow. > If you;ve got the spare time, I'm sure that would help ALOT. Advocacy is just as important as coding IMHO. > > > Thought was to do something with a german booklet, a nice and snappy > packaging, so that it can compete against a big Linux package sitting next > to it on the shelf. > Of course, here has to be done some work/research with walnut creek, as > they are doing some business also with that, inhowfar one could come > together on that issue. > Thats probably a good idea, but I'll let the guys that do that for a living answer to that one ;) -Pat> __ Pat Lynch lynch@rush.net lynch@bsdunix.net lynch@unix.sh lynch@blowfi.sh Systems Administrator Rush Networking To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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