[TriLUG] Switching distros based on marketing, rumor, FUD -- or based on technical merit?

Mike Mueller linux-support at earthlink.net
Sat Nov 8 01:13:21 EST 2003


On Friday 07 November 2003 19:59, Sinner from the Prairy wrote:

>
> After reading the headline, I was less.... than happy. After reading the
> whole thing, I noticed that:

Most people stop reading after the headline.
>
> 1. the headline is inflamatory and taken out of context
> 2. Szulik is *not* saying that Linux is not for the Desktop
> 3. Szulik says that *right now* Linux is not for *all* the desktop needs
> 4. Szulik says that in 2 years, Linux will be there

might be there; here didn't promise; he didn't commit resources; in fact it 
came at a time when he pulled out of the desktop market;  the body language 
says "Linux desktop has a looooong way to go"
>
> what's wrong with this? (aside from irrumator journalists)

Spokesmodels are not allowed to write their own copy for a reason. You've got 
to think two steps ahead of the journalist.  Everything you say needs to be 
thought of as a headline because that's what most people read.

-- 
Mike Mueller
324881 (08/20/2003)
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