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Importance of Grassroots Marketing Efforts for FOSS

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 28, 2007

[ Thanks to D.C.
Parris
for this link. ]

“Projects like the Tux Project and the Radio Talkshow Blitz are
vitally important projects when it comes to helping the Free
Software movement grow.

“I was unable to cover the Tux500 project as a journalist
because I was one of the external auditors of that project, along
with Brian Proffitt. Now, however, my fiduciary responsibilities to
that project are long since past. A new project has risen that
encompasses it–with more community support behind it than the
Tux500 project had. Additionally, the Radio Talkshow Blitz is
coming alongside the Tux Project, and may yet unite with it. These
projects are vital to spreading Free Software to the general
public…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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