It may not have been clear that the advocacy I was
aiming at *in this specific post* was towards
businesses, organizations and corporates, not home
users.
I am not saying we should not advocate to home users.
I am also aware to the fact thar there are other
selling point of FLOSS to the business market.
Advocating home users is a completely different
challange, and will require a different approach, even
if the messages may sometimes be the same (e.g.
freedom of choice). Your points are completely valid
for that market segment.
--- ik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I try for over a year now to convinced computer
> stores, to sell computers with linux, and i see alot
> of unhappy faces from the store owner.
> Yearstoday a friend of mine heard the first time the
> word linux, and could not understand how it is
> connected to ms-windows,
> and what does it mean, that person is not a computer
> person, and all he needs is a way to open web sites,
> chat with people, and write letters,
> he could not car less what is the os, he does not
> understand what an os is really all about, and he
> will never know, because it does not interset
> him.
>
> In order to make a move to linux from ms-windows we
> must make *ALL* the public that does not know the
> diffrence between driver to regular
> softweare, to know that linux is more secure,
> support hebrew, and does not hard to work with, they
> need to know that while ms-windows you
> can copy, but it's illigeal while linux is legeal to
> copy and speard...
> they need to know that "word" is just a word
> proccessor and there are more similar tools out
> there...
> and people needs to know that standarts is not a one
> side thing, and not only one company decides what is
> standart, but a whole community
> does that.
>
> but for doing that, we must first teach them a thing
> or two about computers, and not to accept people
> that "goods in computer" if a kid have alot
> of games in his/her computer.
>
> so the best way to start support in linux is to kids
> in schools, and on any other places that they use
> computers in public places. people needs to
> start working with it, like it was everything else,
> and say "why does my windows version can't do that,
> and find out that it's not windows, but LINUX"
> and they could have it with a finger tips..
>
> At least thats my idea :)
>
> Ido
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