[python-advocacy] Marketing Python - An Idea Whose Time Has Come

[Cameron Laird]

On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 12:35:25AM -0500, sdeibel wrote:
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> At PyCon, I was surprized to see how many people still care.
> In the PSF member meeting, doing advocacy was identified as 
> pretty much the main goal members want for the PSF outside of
> protecting the IP and underwriting PyCon.  Not what I expected,
> but it's good.  I think in the last few years people have seen
> what grass roots marketing can do w/o being obnoxious so maybe
> the community is more receptive to it.
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What's the goal(s) of advocacy among these acquaintances?
Do people want Python to smash False Languages and frighten
heretics?  Do corporate developers want an easier time when
they say to their bosses, "Sure, it's already done; I used
Python"?  Do they want "Python" as a resume entry to have
higher standing with Human Resource departments?

How will we know when to declare victory?