[wplug] post gazette article response

John Harrold jmh17 at pitt.edu
Sat Jan 24 13:26:21 EST 2004


Sometime in January Beth Lynn assaulted the keyboard and produced:

| 
| Dear Ms Corilyn Shropshire:
| 
| The many members of Western PA Linux Users Group (WPLUG) have
| read your recent article "Linux creep: Free operating system keeps 
| gaining converts among  tech-savvy -- and mainstream users" 
| 
| As the Chair of the board of WPLUG, I speak for the group.
| We applaud that Linux is receiving local media coverage. As the
| title of your article suggests, Linux interest is growing well
| beyond just geeks. Since many Linux applications are adapting
| the look and feel of expensive Windows software, it's getting 
| easier for corporations, schools and individuals to make a switch.
| With all these new users of Linux surely that will motivate new
| Linux applications, more corporations backing Linux, new local
| Linux user groups, and more computer professionals focusing their 
| careers on Linux. To quote IBM's recent ad campaign "Linux is 
| growing. The future is open."
|       
| Thank you for this opportunity to let Pittsburgh know about
| the local Linux community. WPLUG continues to welcome you to 
| check out Linux for yourself. We hold meetings two Saturdays
| each month. Please check our website for time, date, topic,
| and details. http://www.wplug.org
| 
| It was a pleasure to make your acquaintance. If there is anything
| that I or WPLUG can do for you please let us know.
| 

sorry i'm a little late here. i like the response. i would remove ' just
geeks', and replace it with 'the technically literate and academics'.

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