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Re: [Linux-aus] Benefits

Leon Brooks wrote:
On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 09:05, Con Zymaris wrote:

It's a worthwhile list, but this last paragraph may indicate what the
main problem might be: "If you can think of a way to cram a lot of
those benefits..." This is your choker-chain. There's just too much
to cram, and possibly too much to raise issue with.

I guess the only reasonable technique is to article-domain-multiplex benefits through. Mention the three most appropriate in any contact, or pick three at random each time if the contact has no particular focus.

Of course, the more benefits we have to hand to select amongst, the better each response will be. "Matching the ideal benefit to each objection to produce better quality Scream."<*> (-:


Indeed we most certainly should customise our message to different segments of the market. For my brother the most compelling benefit for FOSS is the lack of price. With OpenOffice he dosn't have to shell out $mega just so he can make personal use of an office suite. For a large corporate or government department the price difference rapidly becomes negligable when compared to the cost of *any* conversion. What they stand to gain is not price, but *control*!

As far as the push for open data/protocols, I agree whole heartedly. I have always been uncomfortable with proposals to bias purchasing in favour of FOSS. I'm firmly of the belief that if governments are acting in their citizens best interests this naturally favours FOSS. If we can legislate against Data/Protocol lock in, Vendor lock in, and the exploitation of network effects from Government to the wider economy we achieve all this and more.

Andrae

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