On 6/20/05, Clair Ching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Clair,
I have actually received more responses and queries about open-source applications from merely using them at work. I do a lot of presentations and when they see my KDE desktop and Firefox browser, they're kinda like "Hey, what was that?!". Although this doesn't translate to an immediate following to FOSS, non-*nix users will see how nice FOSS is, once they realize how _comfortable_ and at ease I am in using these applications. But YMMV, and this will not always be the case. Getting some form of _piqued_ interest in FOSS is better than nothing, at least. =)
<snip>
... 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...
</snip>
Hi Clair,
I have actually received more responses and queries about open-source applications from merely using them at work. I do a lot of presentations and when they see my KDE desktop and Firefox browser, they're kinda like "Hey, what was that?!". Although this doesn't translate to an immediate following to FOSS, non-*nix users will see how nice FOSS is, once they realize how _comfortable_ and at ease I am in using these applications. But YMMV, and this will not always be the case. Getting some form of _piqued_ interest in FOSS is better than nothing, at least. =)
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