[Linux-aus] linux-aus Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1500 lists.linux.org.au)

[Jeff Waugh]

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> And I am yet to see advertisements anywhere in any media, anwhere in
> Australia, for Linux.

Why do you see the existence of advertising as a benchmark for success?
There are *some* markets for which advertising *some* Linux related products
or services makes sense right now; but certainly not the general market, for
Linux as an idea. In the case of this Indy 500 madness, you'd be promoting
to a very particular market in a very general way. That is NOT USEFUL. Even
though it doesn't tickle your "mass market" buttons, we achieve vastly more,
*every year*, with linux.conf.au. Not to mention all the actual work being
done on our software...

- Jeff

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