Posted by: AnomalousUser
on November 09, 2004 11:58 AM
Yes, I also agree (with the grandparent), and having read your thoughts about consumer marketing, I had AN IDEA (tm). Why not let an independent body do the marketing?
Instead of having a Linux standard, how about just having a Linux Distro Consumer Advice Sheet (or something). A committee could still sit and judge, it could still have 'clout' because of how it evaluates and reports, it would have expertise in Joe Wannabe and marketting and<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.. um<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.. er<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.. (new idea, not quite formed yet)<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.. there it is.
I think a single sheet (or short web page) with big friendly writing and short friendly words would be so helpful. It could list, summarise and compare the 'easiest' or 'safest' distros for newbies, and at the top, just list two or three 'for refugees from the dark side'. Yes it would be biased, and us geeks would hate it - but Joe Sexpic and his girlfriend Jill Sexpot might really appreciate it.
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Posted by: AnomalousUser on November 09, 2004 11:58 AMInstead of having a Linux standard, how about just having a Linux Distro Consumer Advice Sheet (or something). A committee could still sit and judge, it could still have 'clout' because of how it evaluates and reports, it would have expertise in Joe Wannabe and marketting and<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.. um<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.. er<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.. (new idea, not quite formed yet)<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.. there it is.
I think a single sheet (or short web page) with big friendly writing and short friendly words would be so helpful. It could list, summarise and compare the 'easiest' or 'safest' distros for newbies, and at the top, just list two or three 'for refugees from the dark side'. Yes it would be biased, and us geeks would hate it - but Joe Sexpic and his girlfriend Jill Sexpot might really appreciate it.
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