[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >> Be in-your-face-offensive about Linux. Wear penguin clothing and
> >> pins, not only to Linux meetings, but to church. I had two people in
the
> >> Dunkin' Donuts yesterday ask me about Linux, having seen my penguin.
My son-in-law was using my car the other month, and had a driver honking
vigorously at him. He thought it was road rage, until he saw the other driver
holding up a book. He then realized that he was driving a Linux bumper
sticker,
with a car attached to it. I need a bigger bumper, or a sticker for my trunk.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth E. Lussier) wrote:
> > This is where many people differ in opinion. Some will say that the
> > best way to advocate is to be subtle and to infiltrate quietly, while
> > others believe more in the "in-your-face" tactics. Now, being the shy,
> > quiet type that I am, I have problems with that ;-) Seriously, though,
> > I have to agree that it is best to be up front and brutally honest in
> > advocating Linux. If someone says that they have a problem with a
> > Microsoft product, tell them that you have the solution and hand them
> > a Linux CD!
Thanks. That gives us shy, closed mouth, advocates some encouragement.
>
> Like the word "free", there are several meanings of the word "offensive".
>
> o One can "offend" someone (this is not what I meant)
Now you tell me! All this time, I thought....
> o One can be "aggressive" rather than "passive" (this is what I meant)
>
> I don't think that people mind having you "hand them a Linux CD" when they
> have a "Microsoft problem". Likewise when you only wear penguin clothing
> to Linux meetings, you are "preaching to the choir". A more aggressive
> approach is to wear penguin and Linux clothing all the time. For those of
> you who are in professional circles, a nice "Tux" pin on your lapel
> develops both recognition from fellow devotees and questions from newbies.
Where do you get the "Tux" pins? Can we have those at meetings?
How big are they? Can you see them @ 20 feet? Do they glow in the dark?
>
> On the other hand, when your boss wearily tells you for the seven
hundredth
> time
> during a meeting that "no, we are not going to use Linux there", perhaps
it
> is
> time to back off a little (or take a new tactic, like training his son's
> computer club in how to use Linux).
My boss now says "I know why you like Linux. They have that cute Penguin.".
>
> >How do we advertise the excitement that we have for Linux?
I haven't had a problem with that. I am introduced (by other techies) as:
"This is Bob. Mention Linux, & he'll tell you more than you ever wanted..."
> Finally, when you talk about it, put a smile on that mug of yours.
Remember,
> you are right, they are mislead. You have the high ground.
Or that old saw: "Smile, it makes people wonder what you're up to".
Then you tell them about Linux.
Bob Sparks
Never attribute to malice, that which can be explained by stupidity.
Never attribute to stupidity, that which can be explained by lack of
information.
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