On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 2:12 PM, pj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anupam Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>  [about introducing friends to Free software]
>
> >
>  > The worry is more that a simple suggestion to use FOSS may prompt his
>  > friend to do nothing at all thus not be helped.
>
>  Absolutely. It's the way you deal with it that counts.
>
>
>  > I usually let them use my Ubuntu laptop (replete with eye candy)
>  > for a few minutes and they are hooked.
>
>  Excellent example of an encouraging way to deal with it.
>
>
>  > On a side note, this may be slightly controversial, it also helps
>  > sometimes to use "Ubuntu" without the "Linux".
>
>  Huh. Bigots are people too, I guess ;-)

No bigotry here.. It's a fact that Ubuntu has an amazing PR.. So good
infact that hard core windoze users don't flinch anymore when I use
the F-word (FOSS) in combination with it :)

-- Anupam

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