After reading some of the letters posted gleefully by list readers, I've
come up with another suggestion for those of you planning to write responses
to journalists who don't understand Linux:
Before you send the letter, let your Mom/Girlfriend/Boyfriend/Teacher read
it.
That's BEFORE you send it; as in, don't send it until after that other
person gives you some feedback.
Mention to them that you were trying to convince someone that Linux was
good, not that Linux enthusiasts were a bunch of wild-eyed nuts.
Mention to them that you were hoping the letter would result in the
journalist deciding to learn more about Linux, instead of resulting in him
thanking whatever deity he holds dear that we're interested in computers
instead of guns. (My apologies to those of you who, like me, are interested
in both.)
Because one or two of them are likely to have the opposite effect. And that
doesn't just not help; it hurts.
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