[clug] MtM site final draft

[Neill Cox]

I'll pay all of Hugh's comments with the exception of trusting Steve  
Jobs.  I deeply distrust Steve, but think he's a necessary evil, but  
then I *am* a bearded weirdo.

I'm not totally convinced by the Free as in cost argument either, but  
will admit to preferring Mac OS X over almost all Linux distros. But  
then I spend most of my time in a terminal window anyway.  Gnome's  
getting there though.

I do agree that the Windows arguments aren't going to get you far  
with Mac Users. Mac market share being what it is we're probably  
better off concentrating on Windows anyway.

I think "Free as in freedom" is the strongest argument.

Cheers,
Neill

On 13/11/2006, at 11:21 AM, Hugh Fisher wrote:

> Paul Wayper wrote:
>> Chris Smart wrote:
>>> http://makethemove.net/demo
>> Oh, and BTW, I think you should include 'Macintosh OS-X' in the  
>> list of
>> operating systems on the 'why.php' page.  Maybe just say "OK, so the
>> operating system you've got from Microsoft or Apple "works fine",  
>> so why
>> should you bother about Linux?"
>
> I don't think this is a good idea. Look at the "Why" list from a
> Mac owners perspective:
>
> Viruses and Spyware: None. Zip. Nada. We laugh at Windows too.
>
> Security and Stability: FreeBSD. Got that.
>
> Package Management: Got that. (Apple Software Update does all your
> system stuff. Installing Mac applications is just 'drag folder onto
> the disk')
>
> Features: Got those 3D hardware based desktop effects before
> anyone else.
>
> Compatibility: OK, MacOS X doesn't run on as wide a range of hardware.
>
> Free (as in freedom): We love Steve Jobs! We trust Apple! Stay out
> of our counter-culture alternative lifestyle you bearded wierdos!
>
> Free (as in cost): Linux has about the same aesthetic appeal as
> graffiti by homeless street people. We pay for style.
>
> Easy and Intuitive: Linux over Mac? HA HA HA HA!
>
> Choice and Control/Community: We all *chose* our Macs. Everyone in
> the Mac community, user or developer, has a passion for it, not
> for market share. (We're right at home with making money.)
>
> Fun! : Macs are fun. Oh, and we've got native World of Warcraft.
>
>
> Seriously, it's a different community and you'll need different
> reasons if you want Macintosh people to switch.
>
> 	cheers,
> 	Hugh
>
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