Re: Linux Demo Day

[Andy Parker <nospam [at] ltx.com>]

All,

Firstly, Alex - thanks for the note on DVD stuff. I'll check it out later.

Regarding LDD (gotta love abbrevations), I think the only way to get PCW
buy in is if we demo on their hardware. That is, take a box already
running 'evil OS of redmond', poke it around a bit with fips, and install
RH. As you note Paul Alex, they are box shifters. If they see it as
an opportunity to shift units of RH and possibly PC's they may be more
flexible. Plus it gets around the insurance stuff.

What would be really great is buy-in from RH. They have no reps in the
UK as far as I know. Out here, they show up in stores (Frys, CompUSA
etc) and demo linux with the ever useful 'lubrication' of free T
shirts. Free stuff works, if we didn't all agree, we wouldn't be here. ;)

Just my 2c, 2p or whatever, I'm going back to bed now.

Andy.

Al Hudson wrote:
>
> sheflug - http://home.freeuk.net/shef.lug
>
> On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, SIMS, Paul, LCTL wrote:
>
> > Let's face it, why would PCW want to sell Linux cds at £2 a throw when they
> > can flog MS Orifice 2000 at £200+ a go.
>
> Firstly, I doubt linux is in competition with Office 2000 in the server
> market ;), secondly, I doubt they would want to sell linux cd's at £2 -
> but then, very few (non-linux) people wish to buy them at that price.
>
> > The drawback benefit of Linux is
> > that it's not a commercial proposition to the likes of PCW who are purely
> > profit-motivated.
>
> Depends. For most people, price isn't necessarily the issue. And I would
> also bet most of PCW's Win sales are OEM - hardly the golden goose.
>
> > That means the smaller vendors clean up with specialist
> > knowledge products, while the likes of PCW are left with Caldera 2.2 and
> > RH 6 if you're lucky, both at premium prices.
>
> I don't know about 'premium', RH 6 is superior in it's non-GPL form, and
> Caldera doesn't have a GPL form. You get what you pay for generally.
>
> > by. I can't see the meadowhall computer shops being too happy either.....
>
> How many computer shops are there in Meadowhall? I know there's a Dixons,
> can't think of anyone else off the top of my head. I presume there must be
> some console places. . . actual bona-fide computers don't make a great
> appearance, do they?
>
> > How about contacting one of the local PC/component retailers like *Memax in
> > Chesterfield - this gives them a chance to show off kit they aren't a
> > major software vendor, so you're not competing. Consider the benefit of
> > setting up a system right there in the demo room whacking on Linux out of
> > the box - Memax get to say Linux compatible (ok, they'd have to rip out
> > the WinModems) and you get to say look how easy it is, even on new
> > hardware.
>
> Memax only have three (last time I visited) computers in their demo room
> for a reason - it's a cupboard ;) I think they come under my
> 'box-shifters' category. And again, how many other stores are there about?
> Perhaps I don't look around hard enough. I can't think of anywhere else in
> Chesterfield. . . precious few in Sheffield as it is.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alex.
>
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