I should have mentioned this earlier, and maybe its too late... but this may be a good opportunity (under the Help/Support section) to mention that we VAGUE'ers are quite happy to provide local support in the form of install parties, if there is enough interest.
Kevin On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 9:54 AM, Jacob Torrey <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks everyone for your advice, I was able to incorporate quite a bit > of your feedback into the article, unfortunately due to length > constraints I was unable to go into too much depth. Perhaps this will > garner enough interest to get a longer article in the paper. > > Jacob > > Cort, Tom wrote: >> Hi Jacob, >> >> Great job! I think some of the points could be made even stronger with some >> numbers... >> >> ~ Software Availability ~ >> Perhaps you could list the number of software packages available in Ubuntu >> (Run `apt-cache stats`). >> >> ~ Help Availability ~ >> "Since the Linux community has been around for a while..." >> could be re-written as >> "Since the Linux community has been around for over 17 years..." >> >> -Tom >> >> | -----Original Message----- >> | From: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts [mailto:[email protected]] On >> | Behalf Of Jacob Torrey >> | Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 9:24 AM >> | To: [email protected] >> | Subject: Linux Article Feedback >> | >> | Hello List Lurkers! >> | >> | I have been asked to co-author a newspaper column in the Valley News >> | comparing Linux and Windows using the following categories: >> | >> | * Bang for your buck >> | * Learning Curve >> | * Compatibility >> | * Software Availability >> | * Help Availability >> | * Security >> | >> | I'm supposed to write a paragraph about each, and the other author will >> | do the same, then I get a 1 sentence rebuttal to each of his paragraphs >> | and vice versa. I'm asking for feedback on my rough draft paragraphs >> | (attached). Any feedback would be great. >> | >> | Jacob >> >
