Re: [PLUG] POSSIBLE TALK

[Michael Leone <turgon@mike-leone.com>]

On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 1:47 PM, <bergman@merctech.com> wrote:
> Please try to keep in mind that the overwhelming majority of users don't
> place a priority on "Free" and "Open" software.

I would say that is a given, for that user base. If any concept of
"free" comes foremost to mind, it would be the economic sense, not the
philosophical sense.

> If you want to appeal to this audience -- a group that is unlikely to
> follow the PLUG mailing list and attend the talk at all -- I recommend
> picking a software example that showcases increased productivity under
> the the Linux subsystem.

I couldn't agree more.

> Rather than beginning with the Linux subsystem and low-level utilities
> (tar!), it's probably better to appeal to those users by emphasizing
> FOSS application software packages that are reasonable alternatives to
> well-known commercial packages: LibreOffice, GIMP, GNUCash, ect.

Exactly.

I would think using LibreOffice as an alternative to MS Office (or
even the free online Office 365, or it's competitor, Google Docs, etc)
would be the best example. Especially if you are speaking of "general"
productivity. I'm pretty sure you'll find more users of an office
suite, on a regular basis, than photo editing (GIMP), or accounting
(GNUCash - I used to use this, and drifted away. As of a few years
back, it wasn't the easiest of interfaces. In my case, I didn't
replace GNUCash use with anything else, I just stopped keeping track
the way I used to).
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