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I just read a post, “Help Spread Linux… Don’t Preach It!” about Linux advocacy and what the author thinks is the right and wrong approach to spreading the word. I know Jack has written about successful conversions, starting with his own family. How important is it to you to be a Linux advocate? Do you feel that you’ve had much success introducing others to open source alternatives?

Take the poll and let us know how you see your role in being a champion of Linux and open source.

What kind of Linux advocate are you?

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Success stories? Selena FryeTechrepublic Moderator | 11/14/08
Ubuntu Maarek Stele | 11/14/08
vendor lockin gandalf@... | 11/15/08
two avenues pgit | 11/18/08
Seekers, etc. Palmetto | 11/18/08
lol! pgit | 11/19/08
Haha, I know chris@... | 11/20/08
sadly, it's nothing new Neon Samurai | 11/20/08
ROFLMAO ! jackie40d@... | 11/20/08
probably similar reasons to why Office runs better on Windows Neon Samurai | 11/20/08
What about on-going support? chris@... | 11/20/08
Obsticals for adoption steve.lewinsky@... | 11/18/08
I agree, unfortunately chris@... | 11/20/08
I try to be a cheerleader, but it is difficult. john3347@... | 11/18/08
well put pgit | 11/19/08
You bring up a good point chris@... | 11/20/08
They do not want to treat jackie40d@... | 11/20/08
do you have any particular methods of getting others to try it? Oz_Media | 11/19/08
HAHAHA I do not add them comments jackie40d@... | 11/20/08
Download and put a CD in jackie40d@... | 07/08/09
Choices 45GEEK | 11/20/08
openoffice, firefox, the gimp and thunderbird alexpaton1969@... | 07/07/09
Well I hammer them and show jackie40d@... | 07/08/09
It's software, not a religion. Palmetto | 11/14/08
No, No, No The Scummy One | 11/14/08
That might take time Palmetto | 11/14/08
Careful scarville@... | 11/14/08
Oooh, Good The Scummy One | 11/14/08
Awesome chris@... | 11/20/08
I don't Proselytize Either. scarville@... | 11/14/08
RE: What kind of a Linux advocate are you? dcolbert@... | 11/14/08
RE: What kind of a Linux advocate are you? The Scummy One | 11/14/08
me? Jaqui | 11/14/08
zealot jlwallen@... | 11/15/08
I pulled the Mandriva One disk out of my running machine Neon Samurai | 11/16/08
Choice pbasehore@... | 11/18/08
Best tool for the job jdclyde | 11/18/08
RE: What kind of a Linux advocate are you? jackie40d@... | 11/18/08
Off-topic but... OnTheRopes | 11/18/08
Click on youtube in boxfiddler | 11/18/08
No place in a Linux thread, but... santeewelding@... | 11/18/08
I prefer to think of it like this.. Neon Samurai | 11/18/08
This topic is better on a blog jackie40d@... | 11/20/08
hehe.. we'll have to see how the new administration manages Neon Samurai | 11/21/08
Thanks OnTheRopes | 11/18/08
Anytime. boxfiddler | 11/18/08
RE: What kind of a Linux advocate are you? larry@... | 11/18/08
RE: What kind of a Linux advocate are you? darrentrott@... | 11/18/08
Remember back when DOS was "Linux" mikifinaz1@... | 11/18/08
Try the Mandriva forums pgit | 11/19/08
yeah, you get good basic help chris@... | 11/20/08
LQ dot org pgit | 12/02/08
What kind of Linux advocate am I? as901 | 11/19/08
Installed for a Chronic Windows destroyer slougheed@... | 12/01/08
Chronic Windows destroyer lynne1462@... | 12/02/08

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