"Gabriel H. Mercado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > id advise against the list of Linux users because a.) there are too many b.) > they might change to something else at anytime without our knowing.
In contrast to early adopters, mainstream adopters look to other organizations before choosing a technology. High-profile success stories can help sway their opinion of a technology they once considered untested. As a result, a list of prominent open source users is a great tool for promoting open source to mainstream adopters. It doesn't have to be a complete list; in fact, it should be filtered to focus on major success stories. It shouldn't include organizations that only incidentally use open source, but rather companies that have embraced open source as part of their competitive advantage. Ideally, board-level executives should be able to describe their decision to use open source to journalists. If one limits the list to such organizations, then the list has a lot more use to journalists looking for a quick quote. =) -- Sacha Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - open source, free software geekette http://sacha.free.net.ph/ - PGP Key ID: 0xE7FDF77C interests: emacs, gnu/linux, personal information management, public speaking sachac on irc.freenode.net#emacs . YM: sachachua83 _________________________________________________ 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
