[svlug] ***** LINUX TEA PARTY ******

[Larry Colen]

>    If nothing else, baloons wit penguins printed on them!  But we really
> need a few large vinyl inflatable penguins, something man-sized.  And we
> guys ought to think about wearing tuxedos on some of these occasions. 
> 

I just started a job with a company that makes a Linux server that has
a browser based GUI wrapped around it (www.internet-appliance.com).  
The marketing folks started out telling us not to advertise the fact
that it was Linux.  While I was working the booth at Comdex everyone
I mentioned Linux to got very excited about it.  On Wednesday afternoon
we talked them into letting us put a stuffed penguin in the booth.
The text "Linux" was no where to be seen, but Tux did the job and
attracted a lot of people into the booth!  

Before we put Tux out, one guy asked why he should buy our inexpensive
all-in-one box rather than an NT server.  I said that it ran Linux and
he was convinced.  It's really cool to see how much the market acceptance
of Linux has grown over the past year.

   Larry
   lrc at netcom.com



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