Jeff Waugh wrote:
<quote who="Howard Lowndes">
Why doesn't someone just put out a decent desktop distro called "Linux
Home"...
Because brands make statements and associations that people identify with.
Do you drink STATE VODKA or STOLICHNAYA [1]? Do you drink NSW APPROVED BEER
or VB? DENIM TROUSERS or LEVI 501s? Do you use WEB BROWSER or FIREFOX?
So why do ppl use "Windows"...
I don't know about you, but "Ubuntu" is distinctive enough to catch my eye,
meaningful enough to take a place in my brain, and has grown to mean so many
more things through association with the product and community that it's now
unforgettably linked with warmth, quality and friendliness.
Well, I'm sorry, but it takes me back to my time in East Africa in the
'60s when everything was "Uhuru this", or "Uhuru that"; uhuru meaning
freedom, it did nothing for the African independence movements...
There are far more serious and depthy issues that are keeping Free Software
off people's desktops than brand names.
- Jeff
[1] There's a joke in there... Maybe you drink ABSOLUT.
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