RE: Linux Journal Awards

[Ian McIntosh <ian_mcintosh linuxadvocate org>]

John, if you can produce a survey (or at least a first version) I would
be willing to do some footwork and pay for some printing.

-Ian

> Even better would be to do a real survey instead of the bullshit that is
> contained in these surveys.  Can anyone grasp the concept of random
> sampling?
> 
> OTOH, since this is the marketing list, let me give you the marketing
> tip of the day:
> 
> NEVER ASSUME YOU ARE THE BEST.
> 
> Self-belief and affirmation is wonderful for personal growth, but crap
> for running a business (except in the HRM sphere).  To attempt to
> communicate with people (which, IMHO, is really the core of marketing)
> one must accept their beliefs at face value.  If we are second-best,
> surely it's best to know why?  And surely we can learn from the best?
> (Bearing in mind Nat's point illustrated by his blog on the Muine GUI.)
> 
> And before we get into any discussion of technical merits, remember that
> when communicating with people in an attempt to change their behaviour,
> the only relevant "reality" is the other party's beliefs.
>