Re: [ubuntu-uk] Marketing [Was Re: efi boot, Windows 8 and Linux]

2011-09-23 Thread paul sutton
On 23/09/11 19:40, Avi Greenbury wrote: > Paul Sutton wrote: >> i can show kids my netbook adn tell them about alternatives but >> unless there is a proper support structure out there its going to be >> hard to get them to try it, as they need help when they need it >> even with windows floss soft

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Marketing [Was Re: efi boot, Windows 8 and Linux]

2011-09-23 Thread Avi Greenbury
Paul Sutton wrote: > i can show kids my netbook adn tell them about alternatives but > unless there is a proper support structure out there its going to be > hard to get them to try it, as they need help when they need it > even with windows floss software. Linux has better end-user support than

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Marketing [Was Re: efi boot, Windows 8 and Linux]

2011-09-22 Thread Paul Sutton
On 22/09/11 16:11, Alan Lord (News) wrote: On 22/09/11 10:50, alan c wrote: The FLOSS world's lack of competence, or even appetite, for publicity or marketing is the elephant in the room. i don't think we lack competence just the ability to find people who can work together to produce a comm

[ubuntu-uk] Marketing [Was Re: efi boot, Windows 8 and Linux]

2011-09-22 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 22/09/11 10:50, alan c wrote: The FLOSS world's lack of competence, or even appetite, for publicity or marketing is the elephant in the room. 1) FLOSS, GNU/Linux etc, 'marketing' is pretty well non existent compared to non free products. 'I advertise, therefore I exist' (apologies to Descart