paintandswim09
July 10th, 2007, 07:13 AM
A though came to me the other day while I was mowing my yard: What if we had a really big, coordinated effort to get people to switch to Ubuntu, or just Linux in general? Some thought came to my mind concerning ways we could implement this.
1. Ask all ubuntuforums.org members to get on the forum for at least (insert a reasonable time amount) on that day, and maybe half that the next day and half that the next day. Inevitably, people will need help and the community would need to be prepared to help. On the same page, moderators could set up a National Switch to Linux Day subforum.
2. Somehow provide more bandwidth and/or download sites/mirrors from which to download the .iso file. I don't know at what capacity the official Ubuntu site runs, but I imagine that it could be stressed easily. Options would include pointing to other sites (download.com), or possibly having community members provide mirrors (is that possible?)
3. Spread the word. Obviously, it is getting around, slowly, as I was eventually led to Ubuntu. This could range anywhere from just spreading it by word of mouth to individual efforts of creating LiveCDs to local media coverage. The bigger the better. Of course, if you run Ubuntu, you've already told all your friends, haven't you? ;)
I cannot recall other thoughts, although I want to say there were more. Oh, a few more things.
-I would like to assume that other distro's are friendly with us Ubuntu users. What would it take to get them on board? I am not sure what percentage of the Linux community is Ubuntu, but getting Slackware, PCLinuxOS and others on board would be great.
-Are there any dates in particular that stand out potentially as National Switch to Linux Day? Perhaps an anniversary of Linux's creation (assuming there is a solid one), or something like that?
That's all I have on the idea right now. Oh, and I realize that many community members are not from the 'States like I am. I'd like to do this at least local or in the US, but how does Global Switch to Linux Day sound? Anyway, if you think this is a good idea, let me know. Add ideas. Suggest better ones. Or am I just blowing hot gas? I can't really have an outside-looking-in perspective, so I need one.
Thanks!
**EDIT: One of the things that I had though out but forgotten was that we might need some help in the department of helping people get Ubuntu off their computers. Unfortunately, I don't believe that everyone we could get to switch would stay with their new OS. Helping people get out of Ubuntu would not only be nice, but I think that it would create an impression of professionalism and care. To see that we recognize that Ubuntu is not for everyone and are still willing to help would say a lot.
1. Ask all ubuntuforums.org members to get on the forum for at least (insert a reasonable time amount) on that day, and maybe half that the next day and half that the next day. Inevitably, people will need help and the community would need to be prepared to help. On the same page, moderators could set up a National Switch to Linux Day subforum.
2. Somehow provide more bandwidth and/or download sites/mirrors from which to download the .iso file. I don't know at what capacity the official Ubuntu site runs, but I imagine that it could be stressed easily. Options would include pointing to other sites (download.com), or possibly having community members provide mirrors (is that possible?)
3. Spread the word. Obviously, it is getting around, slowly, as I was eventually led to Ubuntu. This could range anywhere from just spreading it by word of mouth to individual efforts of creating LiveCDs to local media coverage. The bigger the better. Of course, if you run Ubuntu, you've already told all your friends, haven't you? ;)
I cannot recall other thoughts, although I want to say there were more. Oh, a few more things.
-I would like to assume that other distro's are friendly with us Ubuntu users. What would it take to get them on board? I am not sure what percentage of the Linux community is Ubuntu, but getting Slackware, PCLinuxOS and others on board would be great.
-Are there any dates in particular that stand out potentially as National Switch to Linux Day? Perhaps an anniversary of Linux's creation (assuming there is a solid one), or something like that?
That's all I have on the idea right now. Oh, and I realize that many community members are not from the 'States like I am. I'd like to do this at least local or in the US, but how does Global Switch to Linux Day sound? Anyway, if you think this is a good idea, let me know. Add ideas. Suggest better ones. Or am I just blowing hot gas? I can't really have an outside-looking-in perspective, so I need one.
Thanks!
**EDIT: One of the things that I had though out but forgotten was that we might need some help in the department of helping people get Ubuntu off their computers. Unfortunately, I don't believe that everyone we could get to switch would stay with their new OS. Helping people get out of Ubuntu would not only be nice, but I think that it would create an impression of professionalism and care. To see that we recognize that Ubuntu is not for everyone and are still willing to help would say a lot.