From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 26 12:16:43 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: advocacy@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F4C916A41C for ; Sun, 26 Jun 2005 12:16:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fteg@london.com) Received: from webmail-outgoing.us4.outblaze.com (webmail-outgoing.us4.outblaze.com [205.158.62.67]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84ED243D55 for ; Sun, 26 Jun 2005 12:16:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fteg@london.com) Received: from unknown (unknown [192.168.9.180]) by webmail-outgoing.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix) with QMQP id 2BD3C18001BC for ; Sun, 26 Jun 2005 12:16:43 +0000 (GMT) X-OB-Received: from unknown (205.158.62.49) by wfilter.us4.outblaze.com; 26 Jun 2005 12:16:43 -0000 Received: by ws1-1.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 20C864BEAD; Sun, 26 Jun 2005 12:16:43 +0000 (GMT) Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from [213.187.181.70] by ws1-1.us4.outblaze.com with http for fteg@london.com; Sun, 26 Jun 2005 07:16:43 -0500 From: "Fafa Hafiz Krantz" To: "Marc Fonvieille" Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 07:16:43 -0500 X-Originating-Ip: 213.187.181.70 X-Originating-Server: ws1-1.us4.outblaze.com Message-Id: <20050626121643.20C864BEAD@ws1-1.us4.outblaze.com> X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 12:18:11 +0000 Cc: advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Let's update FreeBSD vs Linux vs Windows XP X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 12:16:43 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Fonvieille" To: "Fafa Hafiz Krantz" Subject: Re: Let's update FreeBSD vs Linux vs Windows XP Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 14:09:13 +0200 >=20 > On Sat, Jun 25, 2005 at 09:23:49AM -0500, Fafa Hafiz Krantz wrote: > > > > Hello! > > > > We've all tried advocating FreeBSD by showing our friends the > > infamous http://people.freebsd.org/~murray/bsd_flier.html comparison. > > But despite its excellent, it has lost its integrity because its age. > > Many things have changed since then, and on behalf of all those who > > enjoy advocating FreeBSD: It's time we bring the truth out. > > > > What do you all say? Instead of bugging Mr Murray Stokely about > > updating it, why don't we just update it in this thread? If everybody > > could contribute their bit of truth, I am willing to compile it into a > > nicely written (and designed*) sequence of TXT, HTML and PDF and post > > it back here. It is very important to get this situation straight. > > So we all know where we stand. > [...] >=20 > http://www.freebsd.org/marketing/os-comparison.html >=20 > Please start from the related sgml file, i.e. diff via PRs would be > appreciated. Once the "final" version will be complete, we will look to > a LaTeX conversion (prefered way) and/or to some open DTP format. >=20 > Marc >=20 > PS: Please do not crosspost to questions@ I had no idea that existed. Thanks. I can handle a LaTeX conversion, or whatever you need. My job is just to make it look good, and maybe set a new standard in FreeBSD promotional material. Remember we should be addressing newcomers with this, not developers who got no taste for design. -- Fafa Hafiz Krantz Research Designer @ http://www.bleed.no --=20 ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm