Re: [tlug] Re: Positive Promotion of Linux

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 12/08/07, Gernot Hassenpflug <aikishugyo@example.com> wrote:

> I agree completely. People do not want to hear things that make them
> uncomfortable, and especially in this country, voicing non-mainstream
> opinions makes a lot of people hand you the window seat.

Well, even more than that, the idea is that if you put the person on
the defensive, they are less likely to listen to your ideas, and more
likely to just employ empty rhetoric to "win" the argument. This is
the situation an advocate wants to avoid.

> I am writing up something quantifiable about open-source and community
> projects, versus closed-source and company-headed projects. Maybe done
> in a few days and post it here for the tiger-claw ripping.

TLUG article number two? If you are interested, take a quick look at this:

http://tlug.jp/wiki/Articles:Policies:Process

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Cheers,
Josh