From owner-freebsd-chat Fri May 22 06:27:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA18765 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Fri, 22 May 1998 06:27:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail-gw.pacbell.net (mail-gw.pacbell.net [206.13.28.25]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA18545; Fri, 22 May 1998 06:26:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jackv@earthling.net) Received: from eliot.pacbell.net (ppp-206-170-1-252.snfc21.pacbell.net [206.170.1.252]) by mail-gw.pacbell.net (8.8.8/8.7.1+antispam) with SMTP id GAA23866; Fri, 22 May 1998 06:26:40 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jack Velte" To: "Frank Pawlak" , , , Subject: Re: FreeBSD A Solution For Business Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 06:12:55 -0700 Message-ID: <01bd8583$55a61680$fc01aace@eliot.pacbell.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Subject: FreeBSD A Solution For Business >Volunteers needed!!! > >Note Please post all responses to advocacy!!!!! >First, marketing FreeBSD. The finished product will be aimed at product >managers in the commercial software development world with the intent of >raising the visability of FreeBSD and presenting reasons to look at FreeBSD as >a solid development platform. if some salesmen in suites take them to lunch, maybe they'll listen. >Second, publication. This document could serve as a kick start bases for >magazine articles aimed at business professionals that make decisions as to >what gets included as a strategic platform in their IS shops. FreeBSD certainly gets better press overseas. >There are any number of ways that we can approach this project. Jordan has >made the suggestion that each volunteer produce a document of their own and >then we can pick the 4 or 5 best and blend them into the final product. I >using a cut and paste method by a document maintainer - me, I have the Excedren >bottle near by ;-) :-) > FreeBSD > > A Solution For Business not. >Executive Summary > > >a) Why develop or port to an open source operating system buying packages is much easier. >b) Advantages of using an open source OS from a competitive perspective which? if you want to roll everything yourself, like Yahoo? >c) What makes FreeBSD the open source operating system of choice > > > i) The FreeBSD pedigree * > > ii) The importance of the FreeBSD development and release model * > > iii) Technical qualities of FreeBSD (over all product quality issues) * > > Stability * > > Speed * > > Scalability - solid, steady performance under heavy loads *** > > iv) Why FreeBSD is am excellent development platform > >d) The impact of open sources licensing on commercial development > > i) Advantages of the Berkeley License > > >e) Future direction of the FreeBSD project > >f) Where is FreeBSD being used this might be first. >Where do I stand on all of this? No question I very much need help on the >technical side of the issues, my UNIX experience is short and technical skills >weak. I can do word smithing and contribute ideas, and am willing to commit >the time and effort to coordinate the project. I am sure there will be other >areas where I can contribute as this get further defined and work progresses. so why do you like FreeBSD? -jack To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message