Thankfully, free software has slightly more "respectable" looking poster boys these days!
- http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/business/11ubuntu.html On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:31 PM, David King <linux...@avoura.com> wrote: > I know what you mean about the beard and sandals. Just look at a picture > of Richard Stallman -- would you trust a man who looks like that to > create your OS? > > Stallman has done much for the free software movement, and I respect him > greatly (for his ideas), but for a newcomer who might see his picture, > his lack of visits to the barber might well be very off-putting, and > gives computing in general a kind of elitist hippy image that the > average person in the street would do anything to avoid. > > There is no reason why a person who is friendly with barbers should not > also be good with Ubuntu or running a LUG. I have never been to a LUG, > but mostly because I do not have the time, and their meetings take place > in the evening, when I am working. > > Hopefully most people who want to use Ubuntu will see it and its users > in a positive light (regardless of facial hair and footwear). > > > David King > > > piskie wrote: >> I didn't even know about it to be honest. Looked around for a local LUG >> last year and didn't get far at the time so gave up, probably due to the >> last time I looked - which was I hasten to add a long time ago - I found >> one that was very 'beard and sandles' :) >> >> I won't be able to make this one - but once I get a bit of time, I'll >> try to make the next soton one. >> >> piskie >> >> >> > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
