On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Shlomi Fish wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> When talking with someone a few days ago, I had a moment of Serendipity (see:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serendipity ). Why don't we do a "Welcome-to-
> FOSS" (Free and Open Source Software) this year instead of "Welcome-to-Lin
> I don't think people will need our help to enter themselves to free
> software on Windows, while they do need our help to get around in
> Linux.
I agree with this *most* of the way. I think it's better to keep
the focus of the Introduction series on Linux, but to add in one
lecture that spec
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 01:26:32PM +0300, Ohad Lutzky wrote:
> I agree. "Welcome to Linux and FOSS" should be the name, and a short (no
> more than 20 words) explanation of the name should preclude the event.
Now try pronouncing that :-)
It's not that short.
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On Friday 11 September 2009 13:26:32 Ohad Lutzky wrote:
> I agree. "Welcome to Linux and FOSS" should be the name, and a short (no
> more than 20 words) explanation of the name should preclude the event.
>
"Welcome to FOSS" may have been a name I used out of convenience. We can call
it "Welcome
I agree. "Welcome to Linux and FOSS" should be the name, and a short (no
more than 20 words) explanation of the name should preclude the event.
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 1:06 PM, boazg wrote:
> IMHO it's a branding issue. Linux is a brand name. When you say "Welcome to
> Linux" it has associations
IMHO it's a branding issue. Linux is a brand name. When you say "Welcome to
Linux" it has associations. When you say welcome to FOSS, people give you a
blank stare, and then you have to explain, all the while making sure your
arguments don't enter tin-foil-hat land.
It's not as if Welcome to Linux
Hi all!
When talking with someone a few days ago, I had a moment of Serendipity (see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serendipity ). Why don't we do a "Welcome-to-
FOSS" (Free and Open Source Software) this year instead of "Welcome-to-Linux"?
We could show people some cool stuff about FOSS in both
