Reaching out to other communities

[IKT]

Just re-bumping this, I guess I'm interested in what more can be done in the
physical world.


On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Sridhar Dhanapalan <sridhar at dhanapalan.com
> wrote:

> From my experience, I've found that potential Linux users/enthusiasts
> can come from all backgrounds. When it comes to advocacy, we've mainly
> focused on technical (computer fairs, etc.), business (CeBIT, etc.)
> and educational (Education Expo, etc.) users. This kind of outreach
> outside our borders into related communities has been invaluable.
>
> In that vein, I think the Ubuntu Massachusetts Local Community Team
> might be onto something by targeting anime fans:
>
>
> http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/09/11/25/0124246/Ubuntu-Reaching-Out-To-16000-Anime-Lovers
>
> A lot of us are (closet) anime fans. There's a good chance that
> there's a lot of others out there like us too.
>
> I suggest that we get a stand at an anime/sci-fi/pop-culture
> convention like Supanova or Animania. We've missed it for this year,
> but we have at least half a year to plan for the next one.
>
> Is anybody interested in taking this on?
>
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