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/
