The target of this presentation would be the "geeks" :D<br>I'd like to convince them they need Average Jane or Joe, so I'd like to convince them to welcome Average Jane or Joe, and to learn geeks how to speak to them. <br>
You know, I am an Average Jane, and it has been quite difficult to me to enter the community. Difficult, but not impossible! And now, I simply love FLOSS. So I'd like to explain how Mozillians managed to catch my attention. <br>
<br>Am I clear? :-)<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Clarista<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/1/6 Philip Paeps <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:philip@fosdem.org">philip@fosdem.org</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On <a href="tel:2012-01-06%2015" value="+12012010615">2012-01-06 15</a>:11:42 (+0100), claire corgnou <<a href="mailto:clarista.mozilla@gmail.com">clarista.mozilla@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div class="im">> I'd like to propose you a presentation I could do during the Fosdem: a<br>
> presentation about FLOSS and Average Jane or Joe = why we need to reach the<br>
> whole public, to explain the FLOSS 'philosophy... Because people don't know<br>
> the ideal that is behind FLOSS. And because "normal" people can do a lot of<br>
> things to help to spread FLOSS. So I'd like also to give some ideas of easy<br>
> contributions towards the public.<br>
<br>
</div>It's not clear to me what the target audience of your presentation is. If the<br>
target audience is 'Average Jane or Joe', it's a lot like preaching to the<br>
converted at FOSDEM: we're all convinced of open source already; so convinced<br>
in fact that we develop open source software (not the D in FOSDEM). If the<br>
intent is to instruct developers in how to better communicate with "muggles"<br>
on the other hand, it might fit in the "Community" track if there's room for<br>
it on the schedule.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Do you think it would be possible to do this presentation?<br>
<br>
</div>Everything is possible.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
- Philip<br>
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--<br>
Philip Paeps<br>
Senior Reality Engineer<br>
Ministry of Information<br>
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