[olug] Advocacy Idea

[Chris M Miller]

Very good idea, will the local computer shops, like DIT go for it?  They
seem very pro-Windows, and I can't think of any that are pro-Linux (RIP
Nichcom). 

-Chris 


On Sun, 17 Jun 2001 08:47:16 -0500 Jason Ferguson <jferguson3 at home.com>
writes:
> Okay, I wish I'd had this idea early, back when I had real power. Oh 
> well.
> 
> What do people think of the idea of burning a BUNCH of distro CDs 
> for 
> free handout at local computer shops, just like those damn AOL CDs? 
> This 
> could be a weeklong project. We'd put a small peice of paper in 
> there 
> about basics of installation, disclaimer of responsibility for OLUG, 
> etc.
> 
> People could come in, buy what they came in for, and pick up a free 
> CD, 
> courtesy of OLUG. They may not install it immediately, but it'll be 
> on 
> their shelf, and eventually some of them may try it.
> 
> What do you guys think?
> 
> Jason
> 
> 
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