RE: Proposal

[Rik van Riel <riel@nl.linux.org>]

On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, Tom Pfau wrote:

> I propose that we not use the acronym FUD anywhere on the web
> site.  We should just post the truth with pointers to the evidence
> whenever we see FUD.

I think we should use FUD. The only way we are going to 'win' over
FUD is by making the readers aware of the phenomenon so they know
what to look out for in a press release.

It's not just about fighting FUD on a case-by-case basis. We want
to make sure that readers know what to look out for, that management
is not as eary to convince by devious sales people as it is now,
that people learn to have a more critical attitude towards the
things they are reading.

Open Source is about empowering users, I'd like it if fud-counter
could do the same thing for readers.

regards,

Rik
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