[plug] the gospel of tux [sol-dier on!]

[Brenden Veljacich]

>From: Leon Brooks <leon at brooks.fdns.net>
>Reply-To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
>To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
>Subject: Re: [plug] the gospel of tux [sol-dier on!]
>Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 19:28:01 +0800
>
>On Tuesday 28 May 2002 15:37, sol wrote:
> > Last Wednesday I gave my first public lecture on Linux at
> > Mandurah Public Library to a small, but appreciative audience.
>
>Hooraw! Keep up the good work!

I was one of the people at that lecture and I must say I am now enlightened! 
All I gotta do is get my hands on a copy of Debian.

>
> > 1) People were stunned by how good, and how similar, free software was 
>to
> > the M$ crud they were using

How true is that!, So much software for so little (or no) price.

>
>...and sometimes, by how different. Enlightenment is good for that. (-:
>
> > 2) SeniorsNet - that is a computer support group for those over 80.
> > There were more than 120 people in the group. He told me that many were
> > concerned about copyright infringement because so many were using 
>pirated
> > software due to financial constraints of living on the pension, etc.
>
>Excellent! Have him put his lack of money where his mouth is. If any of 
>them
>dial in through iiNet or get free WAIX traffic, they can download it from
>http://ftp.ii.net/pub/openoffice/
>
> > 3) One inquisitive teenager looking to improve his web skills is trying 
>to
> > get a copy of Debian.

THATS ME!

>
>And a copy of every crack ever written for Unix? (-: His name wasn't 
>MafiaBoy,
>was it? :-)
>
> > 4) People are aware of the evil of M$, including the back-doors that M$ 
>has
> > planted in XP and how this is a violation of privacy. The problem is 
>they
> > don't know about the Free alternative.
>
>Or think it wont work for them. Demo, she fix.
>
>Cheers; Leon
>




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