Why not Linux?

[John Macdonald]

On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 11:09:52PM -0400, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
                v- insert word here
> To assert that people reject FOSS out of ignorance (or stupidity) is a 
> big mistake; to use that assumption as a foundation for strategy is a 
> guarantee of failure.

If the "insert word here" is "all" then, sure, you're right.
If that word is "some" you're totally wrong.

Certainly there are lots of people that reject FOSS out of
ignorance - they've believed the various bits of high profile
FUD they've heard and haven't been exposed to the appropriate,
often lower profile, anti-FUD.  There are many that reject FOSS
out of vested interest.  Some deliberately and maliciously,
others simply because their vested interests also function
as blinders.

There are also people who reject FOSS because it is not the
right tool for their particular job; and they are usually right
to be so.  That is not a reason to avoid trying to address FUD
and raise the conciousness of the less-concerned/ignorant who
might have a lot to gain.

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