[H-GEN] Software Freedom Day (new thread)

[Harry Phillips]

On Tue, 2005-09-06 at 12:43 +1000, Russell Stuart wrote:
> 
> Which all means, failing other suggestions, its the Sunday
> Computer Markets or nothing.
> 

It depends on what target you are going after. If it's people that are
interested and in the mind set of computers then the Sunday Computer
Markets is ideal.

If you want a more general public awareness then it's not so great.

> If you have other suggestions, follow them up and try to
> post the results today.
> 
> More ideas for posters on the stand:
>   "Ask a Free Software Expert".
>   "The Free Software Help Desk".
>   "See Free Software in action".
> 

I like the last one, for most people free = crap, if they see it in
action then it would interest them more than the first two.

Then again most people get all their software for free anyway. You and I
know that the cost of Windows is built-in to the PC and installing next
doors burnt copy of MS Office is wrong but the general public doesn't
care.

What if we all start dobbing in the "guy next door" for pirate software,
enough people get in trouble for it and they will start switching to the
FOSS alternatives :)

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Regards,
Harry Phillips