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[Bryan J Smith]

On Fri, 2009-10-02 at 05:37 -0400, Anthony Soucek wrote:
> and without a major brand, linux will smolder.  Any thoughts on this?

Yes.  If this was true, Linux would have died ten (10) years ago.
Linux doesn't need marketing to survive, it just continues on.

First-hand here ...

Why do you think at the end of "Kung Fu Panda," the audience is exposed
to HP's logo without the logo of the major Linux distributor that paid
far more of a role?

Reality ...

Linux, and FLOSS in general, is about source code.  You spend money on
source code, not branding.  Linux branding is word-of-mouth.

Doesn't matter if you're no-name Linux distro or Red Hat, word-of-mouth
branding.  Anything else detracts from writing source code or other
contributions.



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