[OS:N:] Televison was RE: open-source-now-list diges
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Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 14:52:28 -0400 > From: <[email protected]> > I would love to > start a group > dedicated to advertising Linux, RedHat, knoppix, and all the other > valuable alternatives. I have some great ideas for television adds. I > could imagine a TV advertisement where everyone on the commercial is > wearing the same size shirt with the Microsoft logo on it. > Most people looking very > uncomfortable and having little bugs attached to the shirts > because the > fabric is bug ridden.... > ask his mother "mommy, why can't we dress comfortably like the penguin > people?" Mommy replies," because that's the only clothes they sell in > the stores, and besides our shirts cost more anyways!" End of the > commercial. People are so programmed to think that even free computer > stuff has some misguided catch involved that they can't trust > OpenSource > because it just seems too good. I think that this is probably the greatest contribution that IBM has given back to the Linux Community. Regularly you see quite well done TV commercials that connect the name that means computers to may people with Linux. I think that will over time build the credibility of Linux to many folks. I understand that they have just released a new one in the states about the incredible 9 year old who is taught by a lot of people a diverse range of subjects. His name in Linux. _______________________________________________ Subscription and Archive: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/open-source-now-list/ - For K12OS technical help join K12OSN: <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn>