PHB is Pointy Hair Boss from Dilbert

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From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Eric
"Shubes"
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 1:03 PM
To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: Installfest Saturday 8/28


Very good. I had a feeling you were targeting executive types (what are 
PHBs?) with that part. I've a lot of "catching up" to do regarding Linux

in the news. I'm sure that we'll be refining the PR as time goes on, and

once again, you've given us a great start. See you Saturday!

Alexander Henry wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 22:42:46 -0700, Eric "Shubes" <plug@shubes.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> I've made all of the gramatical changes you suggested.
> 
>> .) I have a problem with the last sentence here. Can this statement 
>> be backed up? Even if so, I'm not sure it's a good thing (adopting 
>> economic policies based on any kind of boom). If there's a boom, 
>> there'll be a bust (economically speaking). I think that simply 
>> pointing to the growth of Linux (however you want to measure it) 
>> would have better impact.
> 
> 
> Much of that language I copied from http://www.linux.org .   The last

> statement regarding governments switching to Linux can be backed up.  
> I
> think you'll find some of the backup in Microsoft strategic policy 
> reports  :)  Article after article has been published over the last
year 
> regarding  this.  I'm only posting a short article, not a National 
> Geographic  special, so the backup isn't fully researched and printed 
> here. :)
> 
>> This is a bit esoteric, IMHO. Leave it in if you like, but I don't 
>> think it adds anything meaningful. Sorry, Alex. I would like to
discuss it
>> though.
> 
> 
> I used to have other language here regarding us switching from
> semi-annual  to monthly Installfests.  I wanted to fill the void, and 
> that particular  vocabulary has been floating in my brain for some
time 
> now.  I wanted to  get it down in hard text.
> 
> Note that this is in the middle of the article, the part that most
> readers  don't read unless they're more interested.  So this is where
I 
> am talking  to the more challenging readers, perhaps business people
who 
> actually  liked calculus, statistics, and economics.  For those that
are 
> interested,  it will at least provoke discussion.  It's also
completely 
> contrary to the  fanatical Linux propaganda some PHB's may have heard
in 
> the past, which I  hope will right a few ears.
> 
> Perhaps I should have switched the order of the paragraphs to put the
> basic Linux info before the opinion language.
> 

-- 
-Eric 'shubes'
"There is no such thing as the People;
  it is a collectivist myth.
  There are only individual citizens
  with individual wills
  and individual purposes."
-William E. Simon (1927-2000),
     Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
  "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237

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