[Ambassadors] Was this anyone we know?

[Ryan Rix]

On Sat 27 February 2010 2:43:53 pm Justin O'Brien wrote:
> I just read this blog post[0] and wondered if the person may be an
> ambassador.
> 
> 
> **short version** guy calls ATT&T because of a DSL issue.  The Tech
> Support person spoke an "Indian dialect with a distinct southern US
> drawl"
> 
> This is the best part:
> 
> '“Please say you are using Fedora.”  I chimed in with a “Sorry, using
> Kubuntu.” He chuckled then said, “Some people will never learn.” We shot
> little jabs back and forth at each other having a bit of fun while he
> was doing a modem test.'
> 
> This is the kind of thing that believe it or not will get people from
> inside the GNU/Linux community to switch to Fedora. May not go over so
> well with non-free OS users but inside the community I have found that
> comedy is a great marketing tool.
> 
> --three
> 
> [0] http://blog.nixternal.com/2010.02.18/please-say-fedora/
> 

nixternal's an upstream KDE developer, and does work in KUbuntu, too. 
From the bits and pieces i've talked to him, he's a cool cat.

Ryan

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Ryan Rix
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