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. > The Suits hold the purse strings. They read the newspaper. They see the > advertisements. They hear the hype. They say, "We were thinking of an MS > solution. Why would we use FreeBSD? What is wrong with Linux as an > alternative". Yes. -- Anthony _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
