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Subject:    [kde-promo] KDE at TechXNY
From:       Mark Bucciarelli <mark () hubcapconsulting ! com>
Date:       2003-06-30 14:05:40
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Ms. Condos,

I'm writing to inquire if you will have a .org pavilion for
non-profit organizations at your conference.   I am involved in KDE
promotion and would be interested in staffing a KDE booth at
TechXNY.

Typically, at large conferences such as yours, KDE (and other free 
software projects) have a booth donated by the conference organizers.  
These booths are usually small and placed close to each other.  
Together, this group makes up the "dot org pavilion."

I noticed that in 2002, 25% of your attendees were interested in
GNU/Linux.  KDE provides a graphical user interface to GNU/Linux and
includes a wealth of applications that users need to transition from
proprietary software to free software.

As I'm sure you know, the use of free software (and GNU/Linux in
particular) has become strategically important to many companies.  The
Wall Street Journal recently named it one of the top ten technologies
that businesses should know about.  Many of the financial firms in
NYC (with Merrill Lynch being the most prominent example), have
committed to using free software as a way of improving performance and 
cutting costs.

KDE is distributed with all GNU/Linux flavors, including SuSE,
Lindows, Debian, Mandrake, and RedHat.  According to a recent on-line
poll, KDE is by far the most popular windowing environment on
GNU/Linux[1].

A KDE booth might enrich your attendees conference experience by
providing them with an opportunity to learn more about one of the 
largest and most popular projects in the free software world.

If a donated KDE booth is not a possibility, I would be happy to 
entertain any alternative suggestions you might have.  Thank you for 
your attention.

Sincerely,

-- 
Mark Bucciarelli, www.hubcapconsulting.com
    He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself
without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine receives 
light without darkening me.   -- Thomas Jefferson

[1] On-line poll conducted at www.desktoplinux.com
http://www.desktoplinux.com/cgi-bin/survey/survey.cgi?view=results&id=10292001114335

 
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