[Linux-bruxelles] [Ubuntu-be] [Fwd: RE: Aanbod diensten]

[Nicolas Pettiaux]

2007/6/29, Mark Van den Borre <mvdborre at gmail.com>:

> Going above someone's head is something very unfriendly to suggest
> after only a quick first contact. Politeness requires us to work with
> socialware first and see where that takes us, even if it takes some
> time.

Yes. Let's work that way first.

> As a young and very decentralised organisation, we're very
> vulnerable to "ubuntu-be.org is a group of conspiracy theorist free
> software zealots".
>
> Serge will be working with them the next few days. I suggest:
> * asking them to modify their deontology to take ubuntu and free
> software in general into account (write out suggestions!)
> * documenting some unquestionable case studies of non-profits using
> ubuntu &| openoffice.org
> * asking them to based upon this skip their yearly evaluation and put
> a few links to ubuntu and openoffice.org products in the "available
> products" category, maybe even have them offer ubuntu cd's
> * offering to create some free publicity about this for them
>
> We should have a much clearer idea of their position afterwards.

I'll wait for more comments and info from the membres of this list.

I am on holidays with the family for the following week and I'll read
with interest any information thereafter.

Thanks,

Nicolas

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