On Tuesday 24 Jun 2003 3:03 pm, BenE wrote:

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Apologies for not getting the letter done earlier, but here goes...

Dear Sir,

In reply to your frontpage story and editorial from the 24th June. We

feel

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the need to expand on what has been mentioned about Linux and the open source movement. Firstly, Linux is free. Everything, including word processors, professional quality graphics programs and tools for creating computer programs can be downloaded from the internet or obtained for little more than the price of a blank CD. It is created by thousands of dedicated people around the globe, as well as a number of large companies. Also it is more stable, secure and it is much harder for viruses to infect a machine running Linux. More importantly it works well with older computers which would also eliminate the need to constantly buy new computers to keep the latest release of windows working properly.

For anybody who is interested, further information and support (including potentially visiting schools and demonstrating Linux) can be obtained from the local Linux user group at www.alug.org.uk.

Sincerely,

$whoever

Here's my twopennyworth. I suggest make the first two sentences into one with a comma after June. Perhaps change Linux is free to Linux is free to Linux can be obtained for little or no cost. Change 'It is created by' to Linux is created by. Change 'More importantly it works well' to More importantly Linux works well (on the basis that the more times the word Linux is mentioned the more chance it has of sticking in other peoples minds). With or without these changes I am haapy to append my name to the letter.

Ian

How about "It is also" rather than "Also it is", or even "A machine running Linux is more stable, more secure and much less likely to become infected with a virus"? And maybe clarify the potentially visiting schools bit with "....further information and support can be obtained from the local Linux User Group at www.alug.org,.uk, from which there are willing volunteers prepared to visit schools and give a demonstration of Linux". Please add my name, do! Jen