[Smaug] Friday, August 23....

[Martin Wolters]

I personally do not feel called to convert MAC users. But I think it is a 
great opportunity to show people some GNU/Linux based systems. Jeremy's ideas 
sound good.

I do strongly oppose any more "militant" or outspoken campaigns other than the 
informative/educational outreach. Specifically if these activities will be 
associated with SMAUG. 

Good luck!

-M

PS.: Will there be a meeting 9/2 (labor day weekend). Are people still 
planning to do the wireless thingy. I personally might not be around that 
weekend. 

On Tuesday 20 August 2002 15:31, Phil White wrote:
> There is a place in Capitola which is renting out search lights and rolling
> out cookies in preparation for Mac OS X.2's release at 10:20.
>
> Called Jaguar by some and Jag-u-wire by Jobs, I believe that this release
> is our chance to publicize Linux for the 68k and Power PC.
>
> I'd like to organize a campaign.  Something on the order of picket signs or
> free CDs.  We can either be fairly militant or we can play the nicer,
> informative approach.
>
> In preparing for the last SlugLUG installfest, I found that most Mac users
> with newer hardware were aware and excited about OS X, but knew woefully
> little about other Unixes for PPC or 68k.  This sounds a lot like the
> situation with M$ circa 98 or so, when version 0.4^H^H^HWindows 98.
>
> Especially when you consider that Mac OS X runs sendmail and has its users
> convinced that sendmail is _perfectly_ secure (and never averaged a bug a
> week in the not so distant past).
>
> This email is mostly an attempt to discuss what we find repellent about OS
> X. It's also me fishing around for some reaction as to who's interested in
> helping me refine a plan of action.
>
> Just because it's a Unix doesn't mean it's not a proprietary operating
> system.
>
> -Phil/CERisE
>
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