I still think this should be CLUE's mandate...who ever heard of an umbrella organization that doesn't promote what it's an umbrella for?
> Roy Souther wrote: > > I have received a lot of input on this. Keep it coming. The page has > been updated. I did not feel inspired by your web page, nor did it inspire me to contribute to the cause. I'll offer a few quick suggestions. > I regard the enemy's product as a narcotic and they are pushers. Liabel, the print version of slander, is when you make a disparaging remark and give sufficient info to identify the party involved. Comparing the Microsoft to drug dealers is a crime. > First we need to create a centralized web site where Linux advocates can exchange >information and resources To get people behind you, you're going to have to say something more than, "Gee, wouldn't it be great if we were rich enough to advertise? Maybe pigs will fly, too!" Perhaps some sort of detailed plan as to how to accomplish this might be in order. By detailed, I mean 12 pages backed with marketing research. > Many businesses don't know what to think about a Linux web site -- their IT staff >get it but the boss does not. Again, you need some hard facts to back up your statements. Advocacy is the presentation of a logical case in support of something, an essay with facts and statistics to back it up. If you don't have these, then your page is FUD, no different than Microsoft. You're words also alientate bosses which does not help the adoption of Linux. > success stories that promote Linux People don't want success stories. People want comparisions and justifications. There's a terrible lack of studies, benchmarks and statistics in the Linux community. A boss won't adopt Linux on the basis of success stories. He has to justify his decision to go against the flow with hard facts. In fact, we were talking about this at the PegaSoft meeting last Thursday. Why are people relucatant to adopt Linux? It's not because the boss "doesn't get it"--the boss has real reasons and you need to address those reasons. > Dare I dream that we could even get our own TV commercial? This destroys your credibility. > A small annual fee could be charged for business members and to companies that supply Linux related products and services. I'd like to hear why people are going to throw money at your site for no apparent reason. Creating an advocacy site takes a lot of work, research and planning. I wish you the best of luck. Thanks for supporting Linux. Ken B. -- Ken O. Burtch: http://www.pegasoft.ca : Pegasoft System Manager in a Box / Business Shell : R.R.#1 Bio: 36;Bsc,UI,Lang,Games;Toons,Elves,SF,Pizza;Xian : Jordan Station, ON ````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Canada L0R 1S0
