[aklug] Re: InstallFest advertising text suggestions

Quoting David Prentice <ak.prentice@gmail.com>:

> Marketting 101: identify a target market, identify a specific need within
> that market, identify a service that meets this need, market the service t=
o
> the target market.
> Identify a simple/common problem that people have that OSS easily solves.
> Direct the solution to people with the problem. Two common problems that I
> think would be easy to direct an appeal to, and for which OSS offers simpl=
e
> out of the box solutions.
>
> Parent, with kids, and internet?
> Concern: predators and porn.
> Needs: firewall, routing, filtering, monitoring, and virus protection
> OSS solutions: Ubuntu/Mint/Fedora w/ "Perfect Desktop", dd-wrt router,
> opendns, firefox w/ plugins, apparmor, gmail
>
> Older slow hardware
> Concern: computer isn't as fast as it used to be, needs compatability with
> MS Office for home use
> Needs: faster OS, journaled file system, Office replacement
> OSS solutions: Xubuntu or Mint-XFCE, OOO3.0 or Abiword
>
> Some of the above solutions do not require scrapping XP. OOO3.0 and Firefo=
x
> run fine under XP. Email filtering through gmail and +tags is a simple yet
> elegant solution to email spam. Doing this on linux voids the threat of
> anything that gets through. Doing this with Firefox w/ adsense voids a lot
> of advert spam. Using a filtering DNS like opendns adds an extra level of
> filtering, plus the ability to monitor internet activity through your
> connection. Junior says he's doing history homework, so why is his browser
> history deleted every night and why does dns say that his #1 activity is
> surfing pr0n? Get a decent router, run your own firewall, and make yoursel=
f
> even more secure.
>
> Investment? Practically zilch: old hardware, recycled, and a router than y=
ou
> can get for less than $50. Best part, as far as I'm concerned, isn't just
> eliminating the Windows tax but also eliminating the huge bloated ram and
> hdd footprint of Windows when it is running thanks to threat reduction,
> threat avoidance, and offloading protection to a dedicated device or
> independant service.
>

David,

I like what your saying here. Do you think you might be able to put =20
this information in a usable format?

I'm not very good at doing this sort of thing, so anything you can put =20
forward would help.

Keep those suggestions coming!

Mike B.

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Received on Mon Nov 10 10:24:20 2008