* Thomas Bushnell, BSG (tb@becket.net) wrote : > Thom May <thom@debian.org> writes: > > > * Thomas Bushnell, BSG (tb@becket.net) wrote : > > > Thom May <thom@debian.org> writes: > > > > > > > A name which most non-Debian users may not be particular aware of. The > > > > release uses "GNU/Linux" every time it mentions Debian so we're not > > > > changing anything there. > > > > > > And you think they are going to be confused? > > > > I think it's entirely possible. > > If this is true, then we should add an explanation of why we say > "GNU/Linux" to make sure they are not confused. > > (I happen to think nobody will be confused; I'm just pointing that, if > you think people will be confused, the right way to fix the confusion > is to explain the reason we use the terms we do.) Which we do on the website. Release announcements are advertising. They need to be: informative, easy for the average person to read and comprehend, and easy for people to espouse and popularise. Using a potentially unfamiliar term in such an environment is not good. If we create interest enough to attract the reader to the website, _then_ they can read about our politics and our ethics. (Yes, I have worked for advertising companies - from experience, if people do not understand something they get turned off and annoyed very rapidly) -Thom -- Thom May -> thom@debian.org Fools! This vampire has crossed milennia, seen the births and deaths of nations, has seen the very sands of time run through his fingers- do not underestimate him, simply because now he runs a chip shop.
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