On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 6:33 PM, Satabdi Das <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 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 > +1. We need a positive environment. People will automatically know about the vices of MS once they mix in. Cheers.
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