Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 20:19:55 -0400 From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> To: Jeremiah Gowdy <jeremiah@sherline.com> Cc: GB <gbrooks@BLUE-MOUSE.COM>, advocacy@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD PR (long, rambling -- bear with me) Message-ID: <20020913201955.B4164@blackhelicopters.org> In-Reply-To: <000901c25b79$de6ef7e0$f100a8c0@JEREMIAH>; from jeremiah@sherline.com on Fri, Sep 13, 2002 at 04:04:09PM -0700 References: <006c01c25b71$9adf6940$6e01a8c0@CITYMOUSE> <000901c25b79$de6ef7e0$f100a8c0@JEREMIAH>
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On Fri, Sep 13, 2002 at 04:04:09PM -0700, Jeremiah Gowdy wrote: > May I simply add this... > > Some standard press materials/backgrounders that the media could > download, such as: > > -- FreeBSD vs. Linux vs. Windows vs. Mac OS (a one-page table) > > In any comparison documents, the facts need to be clear and absolutely > factually correct. [long, forceful point deleted.] Absolutely! Despite popular opinion, PR does not mean lie. If I thought we needed to lie, I'd be over working on NetBSD or OpenBSD. :-) We want to be positive and upbeat and talk about our strengths. Besides, many people see Linux and FreeBSD as being in the same boat. In general, what's bad for them is bad for us. As my Sifu would say: "It is better to build yourself up, than cut down your opponent." Stay positive, honest, and open, but have a good answer ready for reporters when they ask a hard question. ==ml -- Michael Lucas mwlucas@FreeBSD.org, mwlucas@BlackHelicopters.org http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/Big_Scary_Daemons Absolute BSD: http://www.AbsoluteBSD.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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