Re: Please don't change Beastie to another crap logo such as

From: Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC (chad_at_shire.net)
Date: 02/12/05

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    Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:16:55 -0700
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org

    On Feb 11, 2005, at 8:44 PM, Anthony Atkielski wrote:

    > Robert Marella writes:
    >
    >> As far as the codebase question, he was not the one to bring it up. If
    >> I can read between his lines, I understand that when you go in front
    >> of the suits you can't tell them RTFM. You have to explain why FreeBSD
    >> is head and shoulders above the leader of the pack.
    >
    > Yes. Things to remember if you must present FreeBSD to "suits" (not an
    > exhaustive list):
    >
    > - You must provide sound arguments and/or hard data to support your
    > suggestions. "FreeBSD is just great!" will not do.
    >
    > - You must provide costs. "It's free" won't do. Nothing is ever free.
    > If you don't have costs, either you aren't being serious, or you
    > haven't done your homework.
    >
    > - You cannot killfile anyone who asks questions that you don't like.
    >
    > - Calling the suits stupid because they refuse to unconditionally agree
    > with you guarantees failure. Do not throw tantrums.
    >
    > - You must be confident, but not arrogant. Stick to your guns when you
    > are discussing something that you know to be objectively true, but do
    > not argue about opinions.
    >
    > - You must know exactly what point you wish to make to the suits, and
    > you must stick to it. A long discussion of how much you love Beastie
    > will not impress.
    >
    > - You need to leave documentation with them, including a copy of your
    > presentation.
    >
    > - You need to explain how they will obtain support when something goes
    > wrong. "Nothing ever goes wrong!" will not work.
    >
    > - You need to explain how FreeBSD will fit in with their IT strategy.
    > It's up to you to research this; it is not up to them to figure it out.
    >
    > - Don't knock the competition unless you can objectively back up what
    > you say (even then, be judicious).
    >
    > - Be prepared to address legal issues, such as licensing, patents, and
    > copyrights.
    >
    > - If you say "If you don't like it this way, go somewhere else," they
    > will.
    >

    This is all very well and good, but is irrelevant to the earlier
    discussion. You are not a Suit we are trying to impress or get to use
    FreeBSD. You are on a general technical support mailing list and
    "behavior" here is different than would be in a formal presentation or
    even official support mechanism.

    Chad

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