Something that I have to credit to Bill Gates is that he is a Master of Business, legal or illegal or in which ever negative or positive way you wish to put it. The proof is not only wealth but also the popularity of his business and how he has managed to do what he does out in the open.
The key word of Bill Gates interview is education. I believe this is one of the main strategies of Microsoft as Bill Gates clearly expresses that fact. Most of the decision makers of our generation studied computer science, learned about or with computers at the time the PC, Dos and Windows were emerging. This decision makers were not fortunate enough to have the different choices we now enjoy; nevertheless, they control most of the key positions needed to incorporate Linux to the Corporate setting. Education is the pr oven means to a change. High schools should be a central focus for Linux. A couple scheduled install fests and demos a year by the local LUGS would be a great project to initially accomplish such task. The rewards would not immediate; however, at most five years from now, someone that might have been a Microsoft gamer could be the next recruiter at company X. The job description could read something like this: "looking for people with solid Linux experience. Windows experienced preferred but not necessary ( training available )". This company X might even be a branch of the department of education exponentially increasing the potential of the original project. The Fossile project could work nicely with this crowd since they are required to some degree to attend libraries. A parallel to this is how Symphony Orchestras work around the world. They give various free educational performances yearly (free library resources and instructors) with the hopes that some of this youngsters will become future sponsors of classical music organizations (company X), it has worked for centuries. Unfortunately it is so much easier to understand and identify with Pop music and Windows than Classical music and Linux; therefore, more effort into making linux accessible and appealing to those being initiated into the realm of computing is a potentially rewarding project to the Linux workforce. Microsoft has clearly taken full advantage of this practice and at least this much we can learn from Bill Gates. Please be kind when you ~bash~ me! Alvaro Zuniga On Monday 30 June 2003 09:44 am, Shannon Roddy wrote: > http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-06-29-gates-linux_x.htm > > He is squirming nowadays.... > > Shannon > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
