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

[Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>]

At 09:46 AM 3/9/99 -0500, Matthew Benjamin wrote:
 
>Let's drop facades, Brett:  These astro-turf tactics are NOT used by Linux
>advocates--they advocate Linux because they really believe in it, not as a
>coordinated PR effort.

They coordinate their lunacy. That's not astroturf; it's a good support
system.

>FreeBSD is a marvellous product, and as always, JKH is right on about how to
>make it more popular (unlike you, works to improve the system itself).  And
>he is right to be uncomfortable with cynical manipulation of people, for any
>purpose.

I am uncomfortable with manipulation too. But I am also well aware of the need
to get the word out. Fanatics do that better than anyone.

--Brett Glass