From owner-freebsd-advocacy Mon Aug 3 00:37:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA12312 for freebsd-advocacy-outgoing; Mon, 3 Aug 1998 00:37:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA12294; Mon, 3 Aug 1998 00:37:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id RAA12836; Mon, 3 Aug 1998 17:07:06 +0930 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) id RAA26831; Mon, 3 Aug 1998 17:06:58 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19980803170658.K25942@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 17:06:58 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: jgrosch@mooseriver.com, Brandon Huey Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Retail outlets for FreeBSD References: <19980801022441.A1493@mooseriver.com> <19980802080511.H11960@freebie.lemis.com> <19980802233306.A16416@mooseriver.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <19980802233306.A16416@mooseriver.com>; from Josef Grosch on Sun, Aug 02, 1998 at 11:33:06PM -0700 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sunday, 2 August 1998 at 23:33:06 -0700, Josef Grosch wrote: > On Sun, Aug 02, 1998 at 08:05:11AM +0930, Greg Lehey wrote: >> On Saturday, 1 August 1998 at 3:34:22 -0700, Brandon Huey wrote: >>> >>> i see a good supply of _The Complete FreeBSD_ at the Borders in >>> Emeryville, CA on a regular basis. i try to move a copy or two into the >>> linux area, leaving a few in the proximity of _magic garden_ and the >>> likes, where they normally are. >> >> :-) >> >> Yes, I do this, too, though I suppose I have an ulterior motive. >> >> They're also available at Borders in Austin, TX. > > I have been listing Borders, Barnes & Noble, et al. under "National" My > thinking was that these are national book chains and will carry "The > Complete FreeBSD" in most of their larger stores. I may have to re-think my > position. No, I think I need to learn how to read. I thought "National" was one of your States. At least, that's my claim. Seriously, how about putting "National" up the front before the list of the states and making it obvious that it's not just another state listing? Most people will look for their state first and ignore the others. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message