Telling the Linux story

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 11, 2010

[ Thanks to Amy
Bennett
for this link. ]

“I got to thinking about the search field as a
storytelling metaphor the other day when I had yet another occasion
to explain to a technological newcomer just exactly what Linux and
open source was. I gave the usual pat answer: free alternative to
Windows, secure, stable–yes, I said free. Developed by skilled
programmers all over the world who share the code with each other.

“In short, nothing I hadn’t said before dozens of times
over.

“So, this morning, I tried something new: with a little video
capture with RecordMyDesktop and a little editing from kdenlive, I
was able to put together a (very) rough concept of what one user’s
search for Linux just might look like.”

Complete
Story

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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