On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 15:07:51 +0530 Amol Hatwar wrote:
We need something thats short, and raises expectations (while not lying). Have you seen marketing copies of companies who actually sell seminars? Why should we be different?
Got your points. We should try to be just a *wee bit* different in that our letter should reflect concern rather than plain hype. Hopefully, the letter would get more attention then.
How about this:
I'll snip off 1e (Lockdown) and 3b (Illogical Licensing).
I'll trim all the points to talk only of the virtues of GNU/Linux or FS and remove the fallacies of Proprietary s/w. The principals' IT staff might tell them about that;-)
I'll also change all the headings to sound more "positive", to borrow Dr. Nagarjuna's term :-)
I'd like to keep the content of 1c (Hardware Layout), 3a (Restriction of Freedom) and 3c (Dubious Functionality) unchanged, they're important points, IMHO.
I'll also add a section on community support and growth model in section 2. I'll try to get it all within 2 pages.
Can someone send me an introductory paragraph please?
I also had the following points in mind.
From: "Sameer D. Sahasrabuddhe" Points I can think of:
- An abstract on Nag's paper about "Why free
software matters"
- The fact that a GNU/Linux user is a member of an
entire community
- Examples of academic research projects that are
done on GNU/Linux
because of the freedom that they afford. 4. Importance of involving students in a
community-wide effort and
making real contributions instead of just arbit
project ideas.
- Instances like the IndLinux where a handful of
people have managed to
do something that can bring computing to
millions in India.
How about a webpage like "Free Software for Education - the whys and hows", where we elaborate these points and some more. I see a lot of "This is a place holder for the document." messages on the ilug-bom homepage. I've already written on some of the unfinished topics there. Other members must have written things too. How about filling all that space up?