Quoting Louisa Parry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: <snip />
> Also I couldn't help but notice that the word 'linux' isn't used at all > in the leaflet. Is this intentional because it's a bit too scary/geeky > sounding? Personally I would think it would be more important to > mention that in the 'why is it free?' section than the stuff about > Canonical... Louisa, Over the last few years, I've discovered that many people get confused if I mention "Linux" as they want to know what it is and why it is "owned" by a large number of companies but mainly by people who make very little (if any) money from it and isn't available as a "product" per-se and how it can be free if people work on it and why it is downloaded and who are these people who aren't microsoft and etc, etc... [0] Sometimes, leaving the "Linux" bit out is a bit easier. My approach is to get people using the software first [1], then tell them what linux is and help them understand the culture behind them. Cheers, Matt [0] isn't stream of conciousness a wonderful thing? :oP [1] Beryl/Compiz on a five year-old laptop is my best marketing tool at the moment... ;o) -- Matthew Macdonald-Wallace Group Co-Ordinator Thanet Linux User Group http://www.thanet.lug.org.uk/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG KEY: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xFEA1BC16 -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
