Re: Brett Glass's postings to mailing.freebsd.chat

[Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>]

At 09:47 AM 3/9/99 -0500, Wandered Inn wrote:
 
>My point was, for you to back up the fact that this particular strategy
>is used by promoters of Linux.  I'm not talking about real rabid
>advocates, I'm talking specifically about the organization of groups of
>people to 'pretend' to be rapid advocates.

There's no need for pretenses. Rabid advocates get flamed, so they'll need
to put on their asbestos underwear and be willing to endure that. Only
sincere enthusiasts will survive.

>There's a difference between a genuine 'lunatic fringe' and attempting
>to create one. 

Who says I want to "create" one? Only someone who's truly enthusiastic
is likely to volunteer.

>I don't care what you are trying to promote, attempting
>to shove it down anyone's throat is counter productive.

Let's not be silly. You can't actually shove anything down ANYONE'S
throat (unless you have a monopoly, of course). However, you can
get in their face and GET ATTENTION! FreeBSD's biggest problem is
a low profile, and dozens of supporters say so each week on the
mailing lists.

>> >The leopard has surely shown his spots...
>> 
>> I've never hidden any of them. Your message above, however, shows your
>> willingness to condemn, and I think that's a shame.
>
>You're damn right I condemn the creation of a group of people to pretend
>to be rabid advocates.  The fact is you are suggesting that people
>should begin to mislead others as to their true beliefs.

Again, you're being disingenuous here. I want to collect GENUINE loonies.
My description of that team wouldn't appeal to anyone who wasn't.

--Brett Glass