Don’t worry, it’s not worth it.

“What the Linux world needs is another Steve Ballmer, ok maybe not…” — I find it a bit weird that people still curse Bill Gates whenever something goes wrong, while there’s a monkey on the loose, who happens to be a much much easier target. I think Ballmer gives Microsoft much more a bad name than anything.

“Let’s make Linux even more user friendly in regards to multimedia etc and our message will be easier to get across to the average Windows user.” — Yes, yes, and very yes. As much as I love several software here, sound tends to be a major pain in the arse (we are writing 2007 and software are still able to hog the whole soundcard; and this is an issue only on Linux (okay, possibly on the BSDs too, but they’re not part of the end-user market so much))… so yeah.

We are indeed missing an evangelist (or two) who will preach the ::insert your distro’s name here:: gospel - and not to the converted either - there is far too much of that going on.

Petition politicians for open source use in governments and schools, as most of us are tax payers so we have this right to express what our money is being spent on. It’s nice to the conservative party in the UK is starting to take a stance on this.

Let’s make Linux even more user friendly in regards to multimedia etc and our message will be easier to get across to the average Windows user.

It seems to just be a matter of organization. Possibly creating a small sub-team within the marketing unit to study and organize the potential marketing targets within the MS and Mac communities.

I think it can be done, and it is definitely something worth bringing up in the marketing mailer or at the next meeting.

Whadaya think? I’d be down to help at least, and I am sure some of http://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam would be as well.

Hooray for shameless linking to myself!