Explaining OSS to Normal People?

[al plant]

Warren Togami wrote:
> 
> The grant writer at my workplace has less than 2 weeks to write a big grant
> that would work towards putting Linux thin clients into schools across the
> state.  Prior to our discussion this week she had never heard of Linux, and
> knows very little about computers.  She needs some basic grounding in the
> history, ethos and motivations of the Open Source movement in order to be
> able to explain the efficacy and power of Linux and Open Source Software to
> the readers of the grant.
> 
> Do you folks know of web pages, articles, and/or books that explain these
> things in terms that normal people would understand?
> 
> Warren Togami
> warren at togami.com
> 
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Hi Warren,


You can send her to our http://hawaiidakine.com website.
Under the Linux link there are information sheets that she
can print out that are really simple about Linux. 

I also have a hard copy of a What is Linux? and What is Open
Source? I got them from Ron Willis. info at linuxnetworks.org.
If you want a hard copy give me your address and I can Send
it to you. 

You may find something helpful at http://linux.umbc.edu

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