[lug] Press Draft

[Ferdinand P. Schmid]

>From personal experience I can only confirm Wayde's point.  We need to catch
the mainstream crowd with positive press.  Controversial events typically
don't help the cause.

Ferdinand

Wayde Allen wrote:

> On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> >   We would like to invite you to come out and enjoy a nice morning of
> > fun, entertainment and education with us.  Micro$oft is doing a nice
> > Dog and Pony show for Win2K This Saturday at the UA Greenwood Plaza,
> > 8141 E. Arapahoe Road.

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Wayde wrote:

> Hmmm ... I'm not too certain what to say about this activity.  The main
> thing is that whoever chooses to do it better be darn sure that it stays
> friendly and doesn't break any laws.  If it gets too confrontational this
> could back fire in the sense that you would just be confirming the claims
> that the Linux community is nothing more than an over zealous bunch of
> hacker fanatics.
>
> I guess the other thing is that once someone has made up their mind about
> something, it is next to impossible to change it.  I'd guess that most of
> the people attending this event are already hard core Microsoft users.
> They are going to the event since they WANT to continue with Windows and
> are interested in Win2K.  There may be a few people on the fence, but I'm
> not certain I'd count on that.
>
> My personal opinion is that generating really positive Linux press would
> do far more to improve our position in the sense that those people who are
> looking for a change or haven't yet made up their minds would then hear
> about Linux.  How about taking this energy and using it to pump up the
> install fests, mini-expo's, and the Colorado Linux Info Quest project?
>
> What concerns me most is the possibility of giving the established LUG's
> negative press.  I'm not saying you will, but you are walking a little bit
> of a narrow line here, and I personally can't say I understand all of the
> legal and social ramifications.  Please be VERY careful ...!
>
> - Wayde
>   (wallen at boulder.nist.gov)
>
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