How Do You Advocate Linux in 5 Minutes?

xtracto writes "I just returned from buying certain Linux magazine. While looking at the 'Computing' stand in the library, and right after I grabbed a copy of the Linux magazine, a guy asked me if I used Linux. After that, the man told me he had tried to use Linux, but he had found it difficult. I told him the first things that came to my mind: that it depended on the distribution (he tried Kubuntu). I recommended him to look for a Linux User Group near his hometown (he told me he didn't live near a city). What would you tell these kinds of people? Not so long ago, and to my surprise, a relative who is completely computer illiterate started talking about Linux, but the general thought is that 'it is harder than Windows'. How do you advocate Linux to people who are more comfortable using Windows?"

Comments

Quickest idea

[nizo]

Maybe a way to brand people on the arm, something catchy like "www.ubuntu.com" with a little penguin logo.

Re:Quickest idea

[BaltikaTroika]

I think you used too many words in your haiku.

Re:Quickest idea

[aetherworld]

Where kiddies with glaringly unexceptional IQ's come to pretend their kooky little rant matters.

There, fixed that for ya.

Oral sex

[Anonymous Coward]

Best way to advocate for anything, really. "Try Linux and I'll give you oral sex!" works wonders. I haven't had anyone refuse to try Linux yet.

Re:Oral sex

[GejTOO]

Yet another blatant evidence that Linux is way behind the competition when it comes to marketing. Seriously, how do you expect to beat the catchy "Use Windows and you'll get fucked"?

G.

Re:Oral sex

[NightRain]

A mod point, a mod point, my kingdom for a mod point

Don't worry, grandma...

[rob1980]

Checking your dependencies and recompiling your kernel is just like emptying the deleted items folder in Outlook Express. Honest!

Before you start thinking of any funny ideas...

[Sexy Commando]

See this first.

It's REAL Simple...

[UnknownSoldier]

Send them to...
Linux Genuine Advantage

--
Windows: Why its file system still blows?.doc
Unix: README_JUST_AS_STUPID.DOC
Unix: readme_just_as_stupid.doc

Re:You don't?

[trisweb]

So they're calling it "Linux" now huh?

Re:You don't?

[Creepy Crawler]

"So easy a caveman could do it"

Re:Better reason

[belmolis]

Right, if you want to retain the newbie's perspective you need to learn PHP instead of C++. :)

Re:interface interface interface

[Anonymous Coward]

if you're annoyed that gnome apps aren't alphabetizing correctly,
why don't you fix it instead of whining about it?

Re:Runs and hides

[ncc74656]

How do you tell the difference between "Letter to mom" and "LETTER to Mom" when you speak it.

You scream the first word in one of them. :-)

Re:You don't?

[jgrahn]

And this is coming from an ex amiga user. If anyone was made to whine about the best technology losing it would be me, but I've come to accept reality :)

You know, it's been ten years since I moved from my Amiga to Linux, but those two sentences still piss me off.

I'd like the Slashdot audience to know that the (traitor) parent poster is in no way representative for us ex-Amiga users. We still foam at the mouth.

Re:Runs and hides

[koreaman]

What about "leter to mom"?

Re:LiveCDs

[Anonymous Coward]

Hey maybe if we sent everybody in the America a free bootable Linux distro!

We could do it every month!

We could call it America On Linux!

Oh! Sorry AOL...........