The thing about being a "Linux evangelist," for me at least, is to simply let people know there's an alternative to Windows and Mac, that it (usually) costs no money, is point-and-click, and extremely resistant to viruses and malware. I tell them I use it at home and on the go, that Ive done all my college coursework so far on the Linux platform with no issues and that I spent
no money to do so, and that I was so impressed with my Linux distro that I donate to the project.
Most of them already know me, so they're well aware that I'm genuinely scared of technology and reluctant to try anything "techno-geeky" at all, which makes it even more striking that I would even know about Linux, much less actually have it installed and use it for
everything!
Another "newbie" distro actually edits application names for their function instead of their "real names," which I think is a particularly great idea for Linux novices who wouldn't know that Thunar is a file manager, for example, so on
LL it's called "Home Folder." That sort of thinking helps newbies a lot as well as the super-awesome MX toolset and best of all, these support forums!
I do NOT shout "Use Linux! Use Linux!" from the rooftops. I just use it and mention it when people at school
ask about why my laptop looks so different and runs so fast, and I keep some LiveDVDs around so they can try it out for themselves. And I refer them to my blog for more into if they're interested. So yeah, I'm a "Linux Evangelist," but not one who really keeps score or tries too hard or gets preachy about it.
Repent or face the Blue Screen of Death!
But it's always great when someone finally does try it out and like it enough to install and use it. It's really not very many who do. But those that do usually become Linux evangelists themselves! I love stories like this.
