The Linux Brochure Project [LWN.net]

The Linux Brochure Project

Posted Oct 9, 2003 12:30 UTC (Thu) by alspnost (guest, #2763)
Parent article: The Linux Brochure Project

Nice idea - I hadn't heard of this project before. I was thinking about something like this myself. Most people in the street have no idea about free(dom) software, or even that there are betters programs available than the ones they use. I'd love to print out 1,000,000 copies of something like this, load them into the back of a C130, and release them over London at 10,000ft. But I suppose there are some reasons not to do this ;-)

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Posted Oct 9, 2003 14:06 UTC (Thu) by chalsall (guest, #400) [Link]

> ...and release them over London at 10,000ft.

Actually, this was kinda the point of the project. But instead of someone with access to a large cargo plane, we were thinking more along the lines of street geeks handing out brochures one-by-one to people, dropping them off at libraries, churches and community centers, etc.

Microsoft and IBM have the planes (read: advertising budget). We've got a resistance force of guerilla marketers... 8-)