Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 18:50:13 -0400 From: KapuT <malartre@aei.ca> To: Joey Garcia <bear@pacificnet.net> Cc: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, Frank Pawlak <fpawlak@execpc.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG, jmb@FreeBSD.ORG, newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Promoting FreeBSD - the user's piece of the action. Message-ID: <3533E825.A7088092@aei.ca> References: <199804130217.VAA02346@darkstar.connect.com> <29092.892387190@time.cdrom.com> <199804130217.VAA02346@darkstar.connect.com> <3.0.1.32.19980413204217.006a39f8@pacificnet.net>
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Joey Garcia wrote: > Hey all!! > > You know, I've been saying this all along....FreeBSD needs promotion. I > was at the bookstore today in the Unix section....not one FreeBSD (or BSD > for that matter) book did I see. None. Zilch. Nada. Although, there were > more Linux books than I have fingers and toes (10 fingers, 10 toes =P ). > There were also books on SCO Unix and Solaris. Well after getting tired of > looking at books, I went over to the magazine rack and BAM .... there it > was ... a Linux magazine. (Linux Journal) Linux, Linux everywhere. > > We all know that Linux has a big following....hell even I use it, just > because I heard about Linux before I heard about FreeBSD ... or BSD for > that matter. I learned about Unix and Linux when I kept getting nuked off > IRC. Anyways, I've been using Linux for a little while now ... but I have > read enough about BSD and FreeBSD to know that it's worth a try. "If Yahoo > can swear by it....then it must be good", I thought. > > Anyways, I'm still getting more information about FreeBSD (and the other > BSD's) before I migrate, but things would have helped if there were more > promotion of FreeBSD...as in books, magazines (online or in print), etc. > > So basically...I'm willing to put forth some effort to promote FreeBSD (to > help myself and others learn more about it) as in user groups or something > within my area. I live in Los Angeles...and that's a big area. :) I'm > willing to think about this and try to figure out ways in order to show the > world that FreeBSD exists and stuff. > > The point of all this is that I'm up for the task of FreeBSD promotion. > > Joey Bear Garcia Hum, freebsd-promotion@freebsd.org ? I think its a good idea :-) FreeBSD will loose a lot of market if they dont do the right promotion... like doing the FreeBSD-Newspaper hehehe Like I was saying: someone somewhere who is a real FreeBSD-hackers have time to do the FUG?(Freebsd User Group) This mailing list will go no-where ;-) Its like freebsd-chat but with new user who try to do deseperate thing! Hehehehe Malartre I need help for my *try* to do a FreeBSD ~ Doc for Newbies www.aei.ca/~malartre/ The look is finish but now we need text !!! -- --------------------------------------------------- malartre@aei.ca ICQ #4224434 www.aei.ca/~malartre/ FreeBSD 4 Newbies project Windows_95-B Unix FreeBSD-2.2.5-RELEASE --------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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