[Linux] Software Freedom day
Adam Glass
linux@flux.org
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:26:05 -0400
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Actually, that's not a bad question. FOSS doesn't need a whole lot of
advocacy these days. Most people already seem to know about it.
One benefit I can think of is recruiting a few new people to FLUX. But you
do still raise a valid question.
--Adam
On 7/30/07, Aaron Wolfe <Aaron@kdtsolutions.com> wrote:
>
> Beyond where the "target audience" would be, I am wondering who exactly
> is the target audience, and what is it that you're trying to do to them?
>
>
>
> -Aaron
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> *From:* linux-admin@flux.org [mailto:linux-admin@flux.org] *On Behalf Of *Larry
> Kagan
> *Sent:* Monday, July 30, 2007 10:58 PM
> *To:* linux@flux.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Linux] Software Freedom day
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>
>
> Hmmm. How about gamers? Aren't they the curious types that like to call
> themselves 1337? Maybe they'd be interested in open source software.
> New/Used game stores? Maybe outside a game store in the mall where guys can
> hang out while their girls/wives shop.
>
> Where else would the target audience be?
>
> Adam Glass wrote:
>
> I know of a used book store or two, but they get very little traffic and
> are so stuffed full of books that we wouldn't be able to set up a display.
> I don't know of any non-chain new-book stores remaining. Does anybody
> else?
>
>
>
> Any other locations?
>
>
>
> --Adam
>
> On 7/30/07, *Stan Fields *<stan@gate.net> wrote:
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> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:42:42 -0400
> "Adam Glass" <adamglass@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > I noticed that the UM medical school is putting a team together.
> > Can anybody in Broward suggest a good location? I can't think of one
> > off the top of my head. Too bad the Market Pro show isn't on the
> > same day :)
> >
> > --Adam
> >
>
> Last year the Gainesville group was at a book store (not a chain), is
> there such thing in Broward?
> --
> Stan The Computer Man
> aka: Stan Fields
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Actually, that's not a bad question. FOSS doesn't need a whole lot of advocacy these days. Most people already seem to know about it.<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>One benefit I can think of is recruiting a few new people to FLUX. But you do still raise a valid question.
</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>--Adam</div><div><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/30/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Aaron Wolfe</b> <<a href="mailto:Aaron@kdtsolutions.com">Aaron@kdtsolutions.com
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<p><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">Beyond where the "target audience"
would be, I am wondering who exactly is the target audience, and what is it that
you're trying to do to them?</span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">-Aaron</span></font></p>
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<p><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" color="black" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext">
<a href="mailto:linux-admin@flux.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">linux-admin@flux.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:linux-admin@flux.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
linux-admin@flux.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Larry Kagan<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 30, 2007 10:58
PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:linux@flux.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">linux@flux.org</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Linux] Software
Freedom day</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:windowtext"></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Hmmm. How about
gamers? Aren't they the curious types that like to call themselves
1337? Maybe they'd be interested in open source software.
New/Used game stores? Maybe outside a game store in the mall where guys
can hang out while their girls/wives shop.<br>
<br>
Where else would the target audience be? </span></font><br>
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Adam Glass wrote: </p>
<p><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I know of a used book store or two, but they get very
little traffic and are so stuffed full of books that we wouldn't be able to set
up a display. I don't know of any non-chain new-book stores remaining.
Does anybody else? </span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Any other locations?</span></font></p>
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<p><span><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On 7/30/07, <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Stan Fields </span></b><<a href="mailto:stan@gate.net" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
stan@gate.net</a>> wrote:</span></font></span>
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<p><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:42:42 -0400<br>
"Adam Glass" <<a href="mailto:adamglass@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">adamglass@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I noticed that the UM medical school is putting a team together.<br>
> Can anybody in Broward suggest a good location? I can't think
of one <br>
> off the top of my head. Too bad the Market Pro show isn't on
the<br>
> same day :)<br>
><br>
> --Adam<br>
><br>
<br>
Last year the Gainesville
group was at a book store (not a chain), is<br>
there such thing in Broward? <br>
--<br>
Stan The Computer Man<br>
aka: Stan Fields<br>
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