Selling Linux on Startup?

[Ted Gould]

On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 12:07 -0700, Ariel Gold wrote:
> Anyways, he says the linux systems are selling slower than the windows
> systems. 
> 
> I thought it'd be cool for the linux systems to sell themselves
> somehow. Maybe a screen saver slideshow that features firefox, how
> openoffice is compatible with MS Office, etc. And/or maybe a desktop
> background that explains what icons are on the desktop and what they
> do. Or maybe even a video on a loop... 

There are some fun videos that the Ubuntu Ad folks are doing:

  http://www.youtube.com/user/ubuntuads

Also, I think a good thing would be to print out a copy of the Ubuntu
Manual Project and have that sitting around for people to browse:

  http://ubuntu-manual.org/

There are also several posters and fliers at the Spread Ubuntu site:

  http://spreadubuntu.neomenlo.org/en/get-materials

		--Ted

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 198 bytes
Desc: This is a digitally signed message part
URL: <http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/pipermail/plug-discuss/attachments/20100825/47742259/attachment.pgp>