Ubuntu Canada/Toronto Campaign Reports

[Mathieu Avoine]

I've been through the posts on MSDN and I've come to the conclusion that
people who are addicted to Microsoft products must be afraid in some way.
Bashing and dissing Linux people is cheap and easy, even more when you
realize that they have no idea what they're talking about. If they like
Microsoft products so bad, why bother stirring up sh*t? I mean, we Ubuntuers
just want to spread the word, just like Microsoft is doing, right? It's
actually no worst than Microsoft advertising on SourceForge.net.

It's not some sort of revolution like they want to see it. Sure there may be
social repercussions in the long run, but right now it's just about
software, nothing more. Giving away free CDs of a free product is the most
senseful thing Linux advocates can do.

My 2 cents.

On 2/5/07, Dave Sullivan <dave at dave-sullivan.com> wrote:
>
> Hey Folks,
>
> I just wanted to aggregate a bunch of links into one email for people to
> take
> a look at, regarding the Ubuntu Toronto advocacy campaign this past
> weekend
> at the Microsoft Digital Ice House.
>
> First off, we have Tony Yarusso's initial announcement on digg:
>
> "Ubuntu Canada to be on-site at the Microsoft Vista "Ice House" in
> Toronto 4:00 to 7:00 PM TODAY, educating people about Vista's licensing
> terms and the merits of free open-source software alternatives to
> proprietary systems, with information and free CDs on hand, as well
> as a ten-foot Tux! Join us at Yonge & Dundas Square."
>
>
> http://digg.com/linux_unix/Ubuntu_Canada_s_Toronto_chapter_brings_the_Penguin_to_the_ice_house
>
> The comments make for a great and controversial read. Next, we have an
> article
> about the event published on CRN Canada, written by a guy who clearly
> didn't
> have his facts straight.
>
> "Over in the corner were a couple of the Linuxites, talking
> about...something.
> It wasn't that hard to put together; Microsoft has built an ice house in
> downtown Toronto to publicize the launches of Vista and Office 2007, and
> there was obviously some kind of plan to go to the ice house with "Tux"
> (an
> inflatable penguin), disrupt the ice house proceedings, and, I suppose, be
> obnoxious. I didn't hear the full plan, but the words "security guards"
> and "thrown out" came up, so whatever it was, it must have been
> nefarious."
>
> http://www.crncanada.ca/content/software/opinion-this-publicity-li.shtml
>
> A lot of people, for some reason, thought we were going to
> protest/riot/cause
> a disturbance, which was clearly not a case, as detailed in the following
> post-event report article on digg.
>
> "Ubuntu Canada/Toronto reports that their counter-marketing campaign
> in front of the Microsoft Ice House was an absolute success, despite
> initial discouragement and words from Toronto Police."
>
> http://digg.com/linux_unix/Ubuntu_Canada_vs_Microsoft_s_Ice_House
>
> The comments on that digg article are also worth reading. This campaign
> also
> sparked discussion on many websites, one of the most interesting being the
> following MSDN forum thread.
>
> http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=278691
>
> All in all, though, it was a successful event, and we only plan to do it
> again.
>
> --
> Dave Sullivan
> dave at dave-sullivan.com
> 647-235-0328
>
> --
> ubuntu-ca mailing list
> ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-ca/attachments/20070206/26b182dd/attachment.html>