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Re: Newbie help, and public relations.
Hi all,
I just got a reporter friend of mine working in "Captain Internet" into the idea of
doing a 'research story' about linux mainly and, possibly, few other non-M$ OSs.
I'll probably be able to handle most of the 'basic' issues but also feel i could use
some help in specific areas.
I'd welcome anyone who's willing to contribute to the story to contact me directly
at dogi@shani.com
The ( Start of an ) alternative must be spread ....
Shachar Tal wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Sun, 17 May 1998, Ira Abramov wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 17 May 1998, Yuval El-Hanany wrote:
> >
> > > Personally, I won't filter out newbie questions. Seeing the proliferation of
> > > the windoze non-OSes, I think the more people using Linux would increase its
> > > viability as a an alternative, and this group can do its share by helping
> > > people, who find the learning curve of Linux too steep, pass that hump.
> >
> > I wish they would come out of the woodworks then. Here in Silicon Valley,
> > the SVLUG arranges installfests at LEAST once a month, the last two
> > arranged in an arena the size of a basketball court (!). We need a few
> > dozen newbies to justify opening a list, we need a dozen programmers to
> > justify opening another, we need to pull LOTS of people out there in
> > Israel that use linux but are not on linux-il because the topics here are
> > so broad. We need to simply make ourselvs known!
>
> I'm organizing an Installation Party every semester. If more of you will
> come and help around it may give a better look on Linux. Last time I had
> nobody around me who could configure X for a misbehaving ATI card. So I
> had to delay other people in order to solve that problem. Being known
> starts with public relations, and public relations start where we
> physically show ourselves.
>
> > linux-il is not a great public relations - oriented bunch of guys. We
> > don't have enough installfests, no "serious" meetings took place in over a
> > year, and it's really hard to get people to even organize for dinners. I
> > believe the real way of pushing things is have a monthly lecture/open
> > discussion somewhere in Tel Aviv, publish it on the net in some strategic
> > sites or even papers (YES, it may cost some money if we don't have
> > reporter friends) like a press release, and start doing things to attract
> > the public at large.
>
> I'd be happy to arrange a lecture hall with equipment and everything in
> case some of you want to give a lecture. As for a reporter friend, I have
> one, and I can give him any texts you want published. I offered this once
> before, yet no one seemed to care.
>
> > I'd expect the majority of the topics above will yield a "false" resault
> > when put to the test. I'm willing to write some professional looking press
> > releases "on behalf of the Israeli LUG" (though we would do better by
> > finding an Israeli as the official rep), and start sending weekly or
> > bi-weekly press releases to the big papers' computer section editors. I
> > believe we need headlines like "Gimp, is this the death of photoshop?" or
> > "Corel completely ignores MS in new line of products, a brave briliant
> > move?" and so on.
>
> Ira, If you can write some press material, I can make it appear in local
> computer magazines, and if I push it hard, even into Ma'ariv. Anyone else
> who might want to contribute?
>
> Shachar.
>
> Shachar Tal
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