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How to Spend a Big Advertising Budget on Linux [OStatic]
GigaOM Network —
... don't work with Linux on a daily basis and don't have the information they need to write -- as Gray says -- informed articles. Tech journalists that specialize in writing about Linux, on the other hand, are often preaching to the choir -- writing about Linux for Linux enthusiasts. Perhaps word about the virtues of Linux just aren't trickling out to the right spaces.
The solution? Maybe we should funnel some of the energy that goes into all those community conferences and create some press junkets with half the $300 ad ...
How to Spend a Big Advertising Budget on Linux
OStatic blogs —
... the entire tech space yet don't work with Linux on a daily basis and don't have the information they need to write -- as Gray says -- informed articles. Tech journalists that specialize in writing about Linux, on the other hand, are often preaching to the choir -- writing about Linux for Linux enthusiasts. Perhaps word about the virtues of Linux just aren't trickling out to the right spaces.
The solution? Maybe we should funnel some of the energy that goes into all those community conferences and create some press junkets with half the $300 ad ...
Sharing Linux
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols's blog —
... the doldrums, several of these shows are trying to bring together open-source savvy developers, technicians, and administrators with companies with job-fairs. I don't know how well these has been doing. But, I do know that, bad times and all, open-source companies are doing quite well , which means that there must be businesses out there that need Linux-smart staffers. Some of the other regional Linux shows, in no particular order, are: Notacon in Cleveland, Ohio; LinuxFest Northwest , Bellingham, Wash.; COSSFEST , Calgary, Alberta; LCA in ...
Community Conferences Win Hands Down
OStatic blogs —
In a year that's been pretty rough on commercial conferences, community run events like FOSDEM, SCALE, SouthEast LinuxFest, LinuxFest Northwest and this past weekend's Ontario GNU Linux Fest are thriving. Why is that? Community conferences win out for a number of reasons.
Attending conferences is a big part of my job, and over the years I've started to take note of what events are worth attending and which events aren't. By and large, it's the smaller community events that are worth your time and money.
Another reason community confs ...
Community Conferences Win Hands Down [OStatic]
GigaOM Network —
In a year that's been pretty rough on commercial conferences, community run events like FOSDEM, SCALE, SouthEast LinuxFest, LinuxFest Northwest and this past weekend's Ontario GNU Linux Fest are thriving. Why is that? Community conferences win out for a number of reasons.
Attending conferences is a big part of my job, and over the years I've started to take note of what events are worth attending and which events aren't. By and large, it's the smaller community events that are worth your time and money. ...
