[dundee] Draft of article for Dundee Voluntary Action

[Andrew Clayton]

On Fri, 2004-02-27 at 21:10, Colin Brough wrote:
> > On Fri, 2004-02-27 at 19:42, Colin Brough wrote:
> > > At our January meeting, when Angie from webtrust talked us through
> > > opportunities for helping voluntary organisations, I (foolishly?)
> > > offered to do an article for the DVA newsletter. A draft is here
> > > (emphasise draft!!).
> > > 
> > > 	http://www.colinbrough.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/TLUGarticle.pdf
> > > 
> > > Comments welcome.
> > 
> > I think you need to rephrase the "alternative to windows" bit, it makes
> > us sound like MacOS or OS/2 or some other ToyOS.
> > 
> > Perhaps something like Linux is a Unix like operating system and Windows
> > killer!, ok you can maybe leave that last bit off or rephrase it ;) but
> > the "Linux is a Unix like operating system" is a key concept.
> 
> It has technical accuracy (and underpins the "inherently secure"), but
> does it communicate anything to the intended audience? I'm not sure it

It communicates we know what we are talking about. I prefer not to dumb
down, thats what windows has done.


> does... All it says is "an alternative to Windows with a funny name",
> no?
> 

heh.. probably better than Freax....


A potential what is Linux url

	http://www.li.org/whatislinux.php


> Cheers
> 
> Colin


Andrew