Calm, Rational Penguinistas are Called For!

[elfs]

Okay, this is for the Puget Sound Penguinistas. I need a Linux guru who can talk business, stat. John Moe, the host of KUOW's tech show The Works, recently did a show on "alternatives to Microsoft"; the show was entirely about Apple and why it's so great.

I asked him why didn't include Linux in the list of alternatives, since arguably it powers more servers and nearly as many desktops. (Nevermind that the core of Mac OS X is BSD... we won't discuss that.) He said he'd like to do one, but he needed someone who could talk Linux business rationally. He said his opening show was about "the two BIG companies"-- what, like the aggregate Linux market doesn't show up well compared to iTunes?

Anyway, anyone out there want to put forth a proposal for what we could discuss with John Moe?

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[elfs.livejournal.com]

It's a neat idea, but I think it is too much of a gimmick for a first go. It would be cool for a future show, if we could swing it. We just need good press right now. I want someone who can make the point that all OS's need support, but with the right support, the ROI on Linux is shorter than it is with Windows, users need not fear vendor lock-in and the really scary Software Business Alliance is held at bay like a vampire facing the dawn. An experienced business leader is more useful than the most technically-savvy person, even a cool twelve-year-old.

[shunra.livejournal.com]

Yes, the sounds reasonable - and he's definitely more a techie than a sales/marketing guy.