Re: In need for some text for a poster

[Andreas Nilsson <nisses mail home se>]

David Neary wrote:

> Can we take out "Linux and"? GNOME isn't just for Linux, and I'd like 
> to see us establish our own brand presence (which might include "GNOME 
> applications on Windows" soon) Also, we talk about the GNOME Desktop 
> Environment higher up, here it's the GNOME desktop. I've changed both 
> to the GNOME Desktop.

Yeah, GNOME runs on BSD and Solaris aswell and it would be stupid to 
downgrade the importance of those communities. I mostly put it there 
because I thought it would be nice to have the strong linux brand to 
appeal to people with. Your idea of extending the brand is nice and I 
don't want to conflict with that idea in any way.

> So, finally:
>
> Do you, like many others, fight an endless battle against spyware, 
> worms and viruses?
> Are you worried about whether your budget can stand the cost of the 
> next software upgrade?
> Do you have the feeling that your software vendor doesn't care about you?
> You know, things like that don't make your everyday life better.
>
> With the GNOME Desktop you don't have to worry about things like that.
> It's secure, safe from virus infection, and its developers don't want 
> anything back. You get to choose who you buy from, to get the support 
> and features that suit your needs.
>
> We would like to welcome you to the GNOME Desktop.
> Welcome to the Official Desktop of Happy People!
>
> What do ye think? The rhythm from Andreas's text is good, I think.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave.
I like it, a lot.
- Andreas