On 16/01/2009 12:31, David King 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? > Why not, I trust him far more than the shy and retiring, /softly/-/spoken/ CEO of Microsoft, /Steve/ "Sounds of Silence" /Ballmer (okay I borrowed that bit from The Inquirer - http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/680/1047680/ballmer-blames-pirates-for-poor-vista-sales)/
> 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. > I agree with that. My other half was put off when I mentioned I wanted the Linux Format Richard Stallman t-shirt. :-) > 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. > > I remember when I went to my first LUG meet. I went on my own, not knowing anyone and the first thing I saw was a couple of the LUG members wearing Debian t-shirts and gave me the impression that anything other than Debian wasn't accepted. Luckily I found another newbie to talk to which put me a bit more at ease. I just think that it can be a little off-putting sometimes when there are a bunch of geeky types who don't mingle and introduce themselves to new visitors, they generally just keep themselves to themselves. On the other hand I thought that the Ubuntu event in Swindon couldn't have been more different with Dianne and a couple of the other Ubuntu-UKers introducing themselves to new visitors and putting them at ease. > Hopefully most people who want to use Ubuntu will see it and its users > in a positive light (regardless of facial hair and footwear). > > Hopefully. I always make a point of not wearing sandals when I go to a LUG meet. Can't do much about the beard though, my other half wants me to keep that (but it is trimmed, and not Richard Stallman style). Rob > 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/
