On 13/07/05, Anand Kumria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Martin, > > I just read this article[1] in the SMH. I think there are a few points that > you should keep when talking to the press in future: > > - don't "slag" them off / don't complain aobut the press I don't see how his comment was slagging them off. If you want slagging off, look on nzherald.co.nz and look at some of the interviews with "Winston Peters". > > - Just talk about Debian, unless explicitly asked for comments > on other things (i.e. Ubuntu). > > In particular, it is obvious to me that you have not taken into account > the size or audience of the paper. It is (probably) the most widely read > paper in Australia and most of your comments have just given people a > negative impression of Debian. Have you surveyed Australia IT Professionals or something? It is bad to represent a group of people without really knowing what they really think! Personally, I don't THINK that it has given many a bad impression of Debian. > > Perhaps, with the funds being held for us by SPI, it would be useful to > arrange for you to have a 'refresher' course in dealing with the media. I think thats up to him to decide if/when he wants one. > > Or, should you find the demands on your time too pressing, why not use > this opportunity to step-aside as the Debian press contact. Love the pun, but IMHO he does a good job. > > Thanks, > Anand > > [1]: <URL: > http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/debian-debates-support-for-ports/2005/07/12/1120934228145.html> > > -- > `When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to > its subjects, "This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are > forbidden to know," the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how > holy the motives' -- Robert A Heinlein, "If this goes on --" > > > BodyID:40505876.2.n.logpart (stored separately) > >
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