I for one would think, and I'm sure many would agree with me, that the
http://linux.org website is rather ugly in design, and not welcoming
or terribly explanatory to linux newcomers.
http://www.getgnulinux.org is designed to change this. It explains what Linux is on a level that even non-tech types could understand and also why and how they would switch. It is a perfect site for someone who knows nothing about Linux at all.
It also hopes to become a part of a promotional campaign, similar to the SpreadFirefox one. There are already banners available to link to the site with a very clear and simple message - Get GNU/Linux.
As you may be able to tell from the name, the sites creator agrees with the FSF's naming suggestion, but the site does not aim to force this upon the rest of the community, and in fact uses the term Linux itself, in order to make the site more understandable for its audience.
The website is run by an organisation, GNU/Linux Matters, which is
soon to become an non-profit organisation in France.
The site also has a community on the
nuxified.org forums, which I am a member of, but I am not the site's creator. By posting this I do not want to appear a spammer on the linuxquestions site. I simply want to make the you aware of this site, and would love to hear your opinions. Do you think this site is a good alternative to
Linux.org, as a portal for the Linux community as a whole? Would you be interested in the idea of a Linux advocacy campaign, and would you consider putting a
getGnu/Linux button on your own website/blog.
Regards,
Ben Webb
