#InstallFreeBSD

[Alfred Perlstein]

This is very cool and exactly what I was hoping for.  Thank you Anne!

On 3/9/15 8:40 AM, Anne Dickison wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> The FreeBSD Foundation will put together some talking points. However, 
> to get started, here is the PDF of our "Get Involved" Brochure which 
> highlights a bit more about why to get involved in FreeBSD.
>
> https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/documents/FREEBSD_flyer_FIN.pdf
>
> If you are planning on hosting an event, please let the FreeBSD 
> Foundation know via marketing at freebsdfoundation.org 
> <mailto:marketing at freebsdfoundation.org>. We'll be promoting these 
> events though our social media channels and those of our marketing 
> partners.
>
> Thanks
> Anne
>
> Anne Dickison
> Marketing Director
> FreeBSD Foundation
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 8:00 PM, Alfred Perlstein <alfred at freebsd.org 
> <mailto:alfred at freebsd.org>> wrote:
>
>
>
>     On 3/5/15 4:45 PM, Grant Hayes wrote:
>
>         Dear FreeBSD developers, users, and other enthusiasts:
>
>         This is a call for individuals to organize #InstallFreeBSD
>         events in their
>         locales. The purpose of these events is to increase awareness
>         of our
>         favorite operating system because it's worth knowing about and
>         using.
>
>         The events should be planned ahead of time and open to the
>         public to
>         maximize the impact of sharing FreeBSD with the wider world.
>         It would be
>         great to use a shared agenda that will allow each event to
>         engage its
>         participants in an intentional but leave room for flexibility.
>
>         These events should take place the week of Monday, March 30.
>         It's several
>         weeks away, which allows plenty of time to collaborate on
>         putting these
>         together.
>
>         For a more in-depth look at how and why, see
>         http://www.trollaxor.com/2015/02/call-to-action-plan-installfreebsd-event.html
>         .
>
>         If you're interested, have questions, or already have one
>         coming together,
>         share here on the list and coordinate the work.
>
>     This is a really good idea.
>
>     I guess one question I would have to ask though is what are the
>     selling points of FreeBSD?  The page has a great agenda, but let's
>     say you were appealing to someone running Linux, Ubuntu, OS X,
>     Windows... what exactly do they have to gain by coming down and
>     installing FreeBSD?
>
>     It would be nice to have some talking points on that.
>
>     -Alfred
>
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