> It is too vague. > We will use use many techniques to force the pace ... but that is > about local strategies. > Positive does not mean 'sweep all the problems under the carpet as the > right-wing media does'.
Mani, If you feel we are trying to "sweep all the problems under the carpet", please point out where we are doing it. Otherwise simply throwing terms like "right-wing media strategy" or "corporate speak" doesn't help. I liked the positive (I know I am being repetitive on this) atmosphere provided to the Gnome OPW interns during my internship and you can see it in the blogs of other interns too. We contributed to our projects, we helped each other, we met regularly in the irc channel, we were encouraged to learn new things and we became more involved with FOSS. That to me was a beautiful experience and it is that experience which I wanted to share with other women who are yet to join FOSS. And I do not recall there was any topic on "teaching" women the vices of MS and the virtues of Open-source in any of the meetings. In fact there was not much teaching actually. My mentor helped me a lot and that's how I learnt quite a few things. Direct confrontation of problems invariably > attracts attention. Newbies need motivation and people who do not > seem to be confronting problems would be seen in bad light. I think we have different opinions on how to motivate people. I personally get motivated from doers, by awesome ideas, amazing software and other many constructive things. Hence in my opinion, we need to show better alternatives. I am not against provocative and confrontational approach as a marketing strategy. But IMHO, what you wrote in your first email is not going to sell FOSS to newbies. The Apple 1984 ad ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zfqw8nhUwA) is a great confrontational statement, in my opinion. Satabdi -- Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it <http://bangalore.aidindia.org/>. Find me on the internet <http://about.me/satabdi>
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