<heresy> this might be heresy, but i honestly don't think it's a good use of time to try and 'convert' non-techy people to linux. linux is an os for servers, engineers and hobbyists.
i could care less if my mom has linux running on her desktop, and in fact, i don't think i would wish that upon her, or anyone else who is a non-techy. </heresy> Josh Coates http://www.jcoates.org -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Paul Robertson Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 10:27 PM To: BYU Unix Users Group Subject: Re: [uug] Booth in the Wilkinson Center I might not have mentioned, and I lost my original message, but this flyer (the Linux side especially) is actually for a large part geared to non-geeks. Not that it might not work for geeks, and 'Windows Junkies', but I wanted it to be something that might interest someone who knows how to work their computer, and can handle it pretty well, but has only used Windows. (While I mention OS X I doubt we'll get many converts) My Mom is someone I consider in the group. She can get around in Windows pretty well, and is comfortable with it. If she has a problem she calls my brother or I and we walk her through the steps to fix it. But she's not a geek, but she's nice enough to listen to me rant and rave a bit when I'm home. :) I had her read it as a test. Find yourself someone like this, and let them read it. I hope they can get out of it what Linux is, why it's good, and maybe make them want to try it. I do agree for the most part with the 3 points mentioned, but I'm looking at getting people who won't get higher paying jobs because they use Linux. (Well they might, but far less likely) My points I emphasize are done because I see them as reasons that might draw a normal computer user. So that's why I've choosen the points I did, and I don't feel persuaded that the ones offered are not focused on the group that was intended. I hope that clears things up. Thanks for the input, Scott -- Scott Paul Robertson http://spr.mahonri5.net GnuPG FingerPrint: 09ab 64b5 edc0 903e 93ce edb9 3bcc f8fb dc5d 7601 ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
