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Telling the Linux Story
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| So, this morning, I tried something new: with
| a little video capture with RecordMyDesktop
| and a little editing from kdenlive, I was able
| to put together a (very) rough concept of what
| one user's search for Linux just might look
| like.
|
| It was a fun thing to do in just an hour's
| time, and I may donate it as a demo video to
| the Linux Foundation's new We're Linux video
| contest, if they want it. (It's too long for
| the contest, and I would recuse myself from
| participating, anyway.)
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http://www.itworld.com/open-source/96170/telling-linux-story
Linux stays single while others are married.
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| Other operating systems are not so happy go
| lucky as Linux is. They tend to make a
| lifetime commitment to their installed home
| and really do not like too much change. So
| much so that these operating systems are
| always calling back to their parents and
| keeping them informed of their living
| arrangements. They really are a stickler for
| this and while these operating systems can be
| commended for their loyalty and commitment,
| they do tend to become rather a stick in the
| mud when it comes to change. To keep these
| operating systems from grumbling too much it
| is advisable to keep it living in its home,
| unchanged, for its natural lifetime.
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http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/locutus/linux-stays-single-while-others-are-married-36855
Recent:
Promoting FOSS with Analogies: Ford vs BK
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| Now Open Source is entirely the opposite way.
| It very truly follows the BK mentality of
| "Have it your way." You can share it,
| customize it, tweak, hack, and crack it, you
| can look at the source code (aka
| accountability) and so much more. The only
| restrictions that a FOSS project might have
| are either technical (some technical
| limitation prevents you from doing something
| you want to) or legal (IE, the law prevents
| you from doing certain things). Otherwise,
| you're free to do whatever, however,
| whenever, etc, etc, you want.
|
| Now when using this analogy, most people
| won't understand the technical or legal
| limitations that may exist naturally in the
| software (IE, the language it's written in
| may not support doing what you want, or what
| you're asking for is nearly impossible to
| code) unless they're complete tech heads. So
| I recommend keeping the comparisons to the
| bare minimum. Find something they like to
| do, or want to do, and use that as your base
| when using this analogy in the promotion of
| FOSS.
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http://www.raiden.net/articles/promoting_foss_with_analogies_ford_vs_bk/
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