[Gllug] Advertising the next GLLUG meeting in Universities and Colleges

[Dr David Reed]

Caroline Ford wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-10-31 at 12:26 +0000, Philip Hands wrote:
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>> My pedantry is itching too, but I'll ignore it mostly, on the basis that
>> the target audience don't give a shit, so ignoring that:
>>
>> The cost argument is probably largely irrelevant (given that any student
>> that might be interested in Linux will know where to get 'doze for nowt so
>> the cost they see is the same).
>>
>> Perhaps a little FUD would grab attention:
>>
>>   You can legally install a copy of Linux (grabbed from the net or a
>>   friend) without worrying that you'll get someone from Microsoft
>>   battering your door down in the middle of the night
>>
>> Cheers, Phil.
>>     
>
> As a student myself (albeit a mature one) I don't see that as a killer
> argument. 
>
> The killer arguments to me are:
>
> We (Ubuntu anyway) are cooler than Windows
> We have support for your music player/digital camera with some flashy
> software 
> We don't cost you anything and you won't get any viruses
>
> It does seem to work roughly in that order.
>
> Caroline
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