On 6/18/05, Zak B. Elep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jay Javier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I guess one of the reason for easily selling to them OSS is the way i > > approach them (people). before i even show them what i am carrying i > > would say to them in my most mayabang way, "tingnan nyo to, mas > > maganda sa windows! 9or something to that effect)" and after a simple > > demo, they are sold to OSS. i guess its just a matter of conditioning. > > Hmm, this reminds me about what transpired during the last PLUG TechSem > regaring the publishing of FOSS stories. Indeed, a theme emphasizing > usability would hit it at the bat. > True, true. So maybe we should start sharing stories? =) > Perhaps now is the time we collect these stories in an infobase/wiki, > wouldn't you think? :D Perhaps, like the comment I saw in Clair's > latest post[1], we could even have a live demo of FOSS to someone > completely uninitiated to it... >
Well, we could do that during events like Software Freedom Day, I guess ^_^ And individually, showing off stuff to friends, family and co-workers. Currently though, I see resistance coming from people who seem to be not so used to using computers... > > Footnotes: > [1] http://clair.pinoyweb.net/?p=305#comments > -- Clair Ching librarian, bookworm, information gatherer, anime fan, linux newbie http://clair.free.net.ph - blog about linux, emacs planner, tech and culture http://clair.pinoyweb.net - daily journal, stories, miscellany _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
