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DATE	2002-02-15
FROM	Kevin Milani
SUBJECT	Subject: [hangout] Selling the Linux Concept
From owner-hangout-desteny-at-mrbrklyn.com Fri Feb 15 15:18:40 2002 Received: (from mdom-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.11.2/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) id g1FKIde17003 for hangout-desteny; Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:18:39 -0500 Received: from lmg01.affinity.com (lmg.affinity.com [207.150.192.13]) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.11.2/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) with ESMTP id g1FKIdN16998 for ; Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:18:39 -0500 Received: from kool-kat.impact-it.net ([156.80.151.113]) by lmg.ahnet.net with ESMTP id <293746-11954>; Fri, 15 Feb 2002 12:18:30 -0800 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20020215151157.00a0fec0-at-mail.impact-it.net> X-Sender: 17964.news-at-mail.impact-it.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:18:26 -0500 To: hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com From: Kevin Milani Subject: [hangout] Selling the Linux Concept Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-hangout-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Kevin Milani List: New Yorkers Linux Scene Admin: To unsubscribe send unsubscribename-at-domian.com to hangout-request-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com X-Keywords: X-UID: 17052 Status: RO Content-Length: 1293 Lines: 29 A lot of people probably don't want to even consider using Linux because it is something they know nothing about. One way to get past that hurdle is to get Linux into the hands of the people who make the decisions. Maybe it would be possible to work with the Non-Profit computer supply place in order to get Linux onto computers which could then be donated to these decision makers. I am fairly certain that once someone uses a Linux desktop or laptop they will realize that it is not a scary proposition and that training isn't such a big issue. Even getting a sub $1000 laptop from eBay would probably be worth the expense if you could get it into the hands of a key decision maker in control of hundreds if not thousands of desktop stations. It is hard, if not impossible, for someone to make a decision to go with Linux when they have never used or even seen Linux. We should find a way for them to use Linux and maybe even train them first. We might consider working very hard at selling our Intro to Linux class to key IT decision makers. That would be good because then they could buy their own $500 machine. :) Just some food for thought. Kevin ____________________________ New Yorker Linux Users Scene Fair Use - because it's either fair use or useless....