tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18871760.post114772255198122064..comments2023-10-16T07:45:53.146-07:00Comments on Open Culture: Web 2.0, 53,651 and Open SourceDawn Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056689867580214775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18871760.post-1147746009075039522006-05-15T19:20:00.000-07:002006-05-15T19:20:00.000-07:00I agree. The only way that we are going to reach ...I agree. The only way that we are going to reach the masses with open source software is by down playing the technology and emphasizing the benefits. Most people do not care that an application is open source or even that it is more secure as long as it works and meets their needs.Dawn Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056689867580214775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18871760.post-1147740950101501542006-05-15T17:55:00.000-07:002006-05-15T17:55:00.000-07:00To the point of educating the less tech savvy; not...To the point of educating the less tech savvy; not only to most people not know these terms- they don't care to. I got my mom to use Firefox because she thought the themes were "neat" and my dad likes firefox because they "stop those damn popups". Neither is aware they they are using OSS. My sister doen't know what a flash drive is, but she knows her new iPod Nano is smaller and lighter. I think we need to do a better job of making OSS accessable and answering the WIIFM (What's In It For Me) question. The irony is that OSS is in many ways potentially better at solving user needs, but often far worse at implimenting and communicating those benifits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com