Ubuntu 2006 Spring Collection

[Sasha Tsykin]

Henrik Nilsen Omma wrote:
> Sasha Tsykin wrote:
>> The issue here is that in the other hemisphere it would be reversed. 
>> Also, here in Australia, we call it autumn, not fall, so how would 
>> you decide what to call it? The numbers are easier. And ultimately, a 
>> non-technical person will never try Linux on their own volition. They 
>> will only do so if somebody is there to help them. 
> But that is exactly what we are trying to change. The point of a 
> product name or a marketing slogan is to draw people in, to make then 
> consider trying your product. If you have to explain your slogan or 
> product name to someone you've already lost the initiative.
>
> - Henrik
Not really. Not only will non-technical people not try anything with 
Linux without help, they won't try anything with computers without help. 
They'll just assume they don't need one unless somebody is around to 
show them how to use it and troubleshoot for them. Anyway, you can't 
exactly call XP comprehensible to the non-geek (or even many geeks) but 
they have no particular urge to understand the name.

A good example of this is my grandmother. I installed Linux for her. She 
uses windows at work. She has no idea what Linux is. She does not know 
that she runs Ubuntu 5.10 or Breezy Badger. All she knows is she runs a 
program which looks a bit different to the one she has at work, which 
her grandson set up for her, and which she thinks is easier to use. End 
of story. Who cares what the name is?

Sasha