[Fsfe-ie] The Sunday Business Post and the Live CD
Ian Clarke
ian at locut.us
Mon Apr 26 12:29:55 CEST 2004
On Mon, 2004-04-26 at 10:19, Malcolm Tyrrell wrote:
> That's very interesting. However, I might want to wait before
> considering publicising the IFSO CD this widely.
I understand your concerns, but this seems like too good an opportunity
to pass up.
> * We might be swamped with people looking for support. We're just not
> big enough and, besides, this isn't our core mission.
We might not be capable of handling the support, but the Linux community
as a whole probably will be, which is why we should be clear that this
is where people should seek support if they need it (isn't
community-based support part of the point of free software?).
> * It is a little over-branded as an IFSO production. Although it
> clearly states that it is "based on Morphix", I think that we might want
> to return one of their splash screens and include some more
> information about the precise relationship between our and their
> product.
Well, you could equally argue that Linux is a little over-branded as a
Morphix production too :-) I am sure the origins of the CD can be
accurately described within the pages of the newspaper, and I don't
think its necessary to get overly concerned about branding, few other
people are in the Linux community (provided that people aren't overtly
misleading).
> * I don't think the IFSO CD has the Irish dial-up specifics (not that
> I know much about that stuff).
Well, it will still serve its primary purpose (to give a taste of Linux)
even if they don't get dialup working - although I suspect that someone
ambitious enough to try will probably be able to figure it out.
Ian.
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