CD Distributor Listing - Linuxiso.co.uk

[John Baldwin]

On Wednesday 22 February 2006 21:03, chris at i13i.com wrote:
> The only problem was he asked on the Doc mailing list not the questions
> mailing list. As they had no bussiness sending these types of emails to a
> list which is mainly for Doc updates and such.

Umm, woah dude.  The folks who update the webpage he is referring to are on
the doc@ list.  Go take a walk outside and relax or something.  It seems to
me that the gentlemen in question did exactly what he needed to do.

> Regards,
> Chris
> > chris at i13i.com wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> why not try freebsd-questions instead of the document project mailing
> >> lists and also if you are a Linux reseller why would it involve us ? Try
> >> getting your act together before asking to be added to a web site.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Chris
> >>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>We are a UK based Linux reseller and were wondering if we could be added
> >>>to your
> >>>vendor listings. Linuxiso.co.uk continues to donate to the Linux
> >>> community
> >>>via
> >>>Distrowatch who make monthly donations pooled from resellers and
> >>>companies. Our
> >>>donations have been made to  Mplayer, Amarok, Kanotix and the Cacti
> >>>project to
> >>>name a few.
> >>>
> >>>Our details can be found below:
> >>>
> >>>Linuxiso.co.uk
> >
> > Hey, no need to be angry, I guess. If one take a few seconds will notice
> > that the mentioned Web site sells FreeBSD along with other BSD systems
> >
> > http://www.linuxiso.co.uk/category_BSD_Distributions.html
> >
> > and also, a lot of Linux distros too.
> >
> > This reseller profile is just like the average of the profiles listed at
> >
> > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors.html
> >
> > Which lists a number of other sites that sells FreeBSD, other BSDs and a
> > lot of Linux. Some of them even treat FreeBSD as a "Linux Distro" under
> > their menus, and are still listed anyway.
> >
> > More. They state they make monthly donations to great software
> > develoment such as mplayer and cacti (sorry I dont run the others, so I
> > just dont know if they are that great hehe).
> >
> > Would one day FreeBSD Project or BSD Certification efforts be target for
> > their donations? I dont know, hope so. Anyway direct funding great 3rd
> > party software which runs so nicely under BSD is still great.
> >
> > I believe the guy asked in such a very polite and direct way how to get
> > listed somewhere. I think he has shown the credentials. If they are
> > enought or not, I have no idea. Anyway here seems to be the right place
> > and the mentioned Web site is not different from many of the ones
> > already listed.
> >
> > Hey Ed guy usually the path to follow is do yourself the changes you
> > would like to see in the correspondent sgml file and take a diff between
> > your midified version and the most recent one, sending it as a proposed
> > patch via send-pr(1), with a description (just like the one you sent
> > here) and follow the status of your PR in the Web site. Or, if you are
> > lucky, find someone to sgml it for you in this list. I suggest you try
> > the first approach first =)
> >
> > --
> > Patrick Tracanelli
> >
> > (31) 3281-9633 / 3281-3547
> > 316601 at sip.freebsdbrasil.com.br
> > "Long live Hanin Elias, Kim Deal!"
> >
> >
> 
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