Fwd: Ubuntu Ice House: Repeat Event Today!

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Tue, 6 Feb 2007, Stephen Allen wrote:

> JoeHill wrote:
>> On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:41:54 -0500
>> Stephen Allen got an infinite number of monkeys to type out:
>>
>>> I'm not really sure that Geeks are the best suited for this type of
>>> work.
>>
>> Yes, Linus was an unmitigated failure for over a decade until the genuises with
>> the demographics charts stepped in.
>
> Who said it was?
>
> If one wants it to become popular in the mainstream, then one has to
> think like a businessman and understand how to market effectively.

     Linux is well on the way to becoming (if it isn't already) without
     it.

> I'm not saying it should necessarily be marketed to the mainstream, but
> that's neither here or there in terms of this discussion.

     Then what's your point?


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