I plan on being there Thursday morning and Friday morning (maybe all day
Friday -- we'll see). I can bring my Linux desktop to display while I'm
there. I can demonstrate Open Office, Evolution, the GIMP, etc.
On Wed, 2002-07-24 at 11:11, Jim wrote:
> > Random thoughts . . .
>
> It will be beneficial to have the banner and business cards available, but we
> need more. Remember the audience that will be there - business owners, both
> small and large businesses, government representatives, from small school
> districts to the State of Arizona, and a few Joe and Mary Sixpacks. Remember
> the competition - BIG businesses with marketing departments and fat wallets.
> Will the PLUG banner and a few business cards with the PLUG web site address
> compete for the attention of the audience against that kind of competition?
>
> Think of the audience. They will probably react very positively to a
> computer sitting there running Linux and Open Office. Office apps are
> something these people run on a daily basis. So is email and web browsing
> and maybe a spreadsheet. We can show these potential customers that they can
> not only do almost everything they do on a daily basis with Linux and Free
> Software, but we can show them that they can even use Free Software on their
> Windows boxes (at least for Office-type apps).
>
> Granted, the best things that we have to offer them is our knowledge and ourt
> support. Our knowledge is an unknown quantity to them. They are not used to
> dealing with people who know what they are talking about or who are willing
> to share that knowledge to help them without first seeing a credit card (ever
> called as MS help line). Lets put the best face we have on. We are the free
> software community.
>
> One final thought. Do not be overwhelmed. We may be the most crowded booth
> at the show if it is like the shows we have been at in the past. We need to
> be aware of the simple fact that there will be more of them than there will
> be of us.
> - --
> Jim
>
> Freedom is worth protecting
>
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