Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > 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.
Yes I think there is something in that. In my local leaflet I tried to cover everything from open source philosophy to linux and ubuntu. A family member who is a very bright and non technical computer end user, with an eye for marketing said that in my leaflet there were 'too many points being covered, and that I was left a bit confused. Oh, - and is linux - an 'operating system?' This was a person who knew I was spending 24 hours a day using and advocating ubuntu. To my eyes, it was all perfectly clear, however the comment signalled I should focus on several issues with a single topic in each - at least when targetted to people who were non technical PC users. Something like leaflet 1 - Free and Open Source - your choice? leaflet 2 - Windows and Linux - where its at? leaflet 3 - We do it with Ubuntu! I am drafting the first just now and it was fairly easy to fill a whole leaflet on the one topic. > [0] isn't stream of conciousness a wonderful thing? :oP [1] > Beryl/Compiz on a five year-old laptop is my best marketing tool What speed and ram has it got? I used an installed sabayon lite on an Inspiron 1100, with 512 RAM and it was very slow. Pretty, but too slow to be comfortable without a lot of care. Maybe I should try it from K/Uubuntu? -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
