Tim,
I would have to say I agree with your "user grouping" for the most part, but
feel (IMHO) that there might be a group of people that fall between the
novice and advanced users, lets call them the "hobbyist group". These people
know how to use a computer, have probably "dabbled" in linux, but need some
help performing certain tasks or need convincing on turning the corner and
using linux full time. This is an important group because a) I'm a member of
this group :o) and b) members of this group know the value of linux, but
want to make sure they can do everything they want to do in linux i.e.
listen to MP3's, burn CD's, browse the web, be able to use a word processor,
etc .... I think that the general idea of spreading the linux word is a
great idea especially on a visible medium, but the most value would be added
if the largest user group is targeted.
So, in a nutshell, I think you guys have a great idea and I hope to watch
you guys on TV sometime soon.
Matthew
-----Original Message-----
From: Keller, Tim [mailto:Tim.Keller@stratus.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 10:39 AM
To: 'wlug@wlug.org'
Subject: [Wlug] W.L.U.G. TV show...
For those who didn't attend the meeting last night, we talked
a little about
the idea of producing a linux focused TV Show. From that
discussion we
decided that the best thing to-do would be to have the main
part of the
discussion through the mail list.
So, here it is...
Firstly, I think we need to decide who our target audience
is. This morning
I came up with notion that generally, users can be broken into several
groups.
The first group are novice users. These are people who use a
computer, but
the concept of an operating system or the idea that windows
isn't just "part
of the system" and not removable is alien.
The second group is "advanced" users. I think most of us
would fall into
this group. We understand OS's, hardware, software and all
the digital glue
that holds it together.
The third group is educational users. These would be people
who work in
some education institution and they're interest in linux
would be from the
standpoint of deploying it for cost savings and/or using it
as an education
tool for teaching.
The forth group would be corporate suit types. These are the
people who
read the trade rags, but don't have a clear understanding of
what linux.
They've read lots of conflicting FUD on the subject and
aren't sure how
linux could be used in they're environment or what the real
TCO would be.
Personally, I think we should go after groups 1-3. The
reason I'm not too
worried about the fourth type is that now that redhat had decided that
they're going to go full force into the enterprise
environment, they'll be
busy spending lots of PR dollars convincing the suits.
What do people think. Also, if it is the consensus that we
should focus on
groups 1-3, should we narrow our focus even more?
Thanks,
Tim.
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