[Fedora-mktg-brazil] Agora sim!

Galera, Se estávamos procurando contra-argumentos para dialogar com Ubuntanos, aqui está: I was chatting with a large group of highly technical folks from a huge segment of businesses at the Colorado Software Summit last night. Ubuntu came up, and I tried to explain why going with a completely Free distro like Fedora was a better idea if they absolutely didn't want to pay for Linux. I tried explaining the ethics and community impact of using a distro which included non-Free code and basically got a "who cares" answer. Then I put it in terms that IT managers understood. I asked "What happens when you are all running Ubuntu, with MP3 and video players and all that cool multimedia stuff installed and some disgruntled employee gets you audited by the SPA? Now you're liable for $100,000 in fines *per violation* of licensing laws. What are you going to do?" Stone silence and dropped jaws around the table. Then I explained that Red Hat offers a very reasonably priced corporate desktop with commercial support and no IP violation risk. I was pretty surprised at how quickly folks started asking questions. I talked about Fluendo and how they could absolutely use multimedia on RHEL or Fedora and do it safely, legally and inexpensively. I hate scare tactics, but in this case, it's reality. Corporate users who bring Ubuntu into their environments are going to break the law if they install those multimedia codecs that Ubuntu encourages them to install. p.s.: Lício, desculpe mas é a pura verdade ;)) Atenciosamente, -- David Barzilay Red Hat Marketing Manager, Brasil Community Relations, Latin America Saiba por que os clientes escolhem e aprovam a Red Hat! http://www.br.redhat.com