I know this is not the place to post this , but this is very important for the Linux community to see.
On Wednesday 11 April 2007 16:33:39 jim tate wrote:
I know this is not the place to post this , but this is very important for the Linux community to see.
Why is that important? If you really want to help the community just get involved in any of the hundred projects where people is needed in give some help, whether coding, translating or whatever.
Around 03:33pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (UK time), jim tate scrawled:
I know this is not the place to post this , but this is very important
Then why did you feel the need to post it here?
for the Linux community to see.
And if anyone wants to send me money to paint Linux (well actually GNU/Linux) on the side of my car, let me know and I'll tell you the details of the Nigerian bank account which you can transfer money to.
Steve
And if anyone wants to send me money to paint Linux (well actually GNU/Linux) on the side of my car, let me know and I'll tell you the details of the Nigerian bank account which you can transfer money to.
Steve
Steve Searle wrote:
Around 03:33pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (UK time), jim tate scrawled:
I know this is not the place to post this , but this is very important
Then why did you feel the need to post it here?
for the Linux community to see.
And if anyone wants to send me money to paint Linux (well actually GNU/Linux) on the side of my car, let me know and I'll tell you the details of the Nigerian bank account which you can transfer money to.
Steve
And if anyone wants to send me money to paint Linux (well actually GNU/Linux) on the side of my car, let me know and I'll tell you the details of the Nigerian bank account which you can transfer money to.
Steve
Well if you think this a ripoff scheme , check this site out this is where the money goes, or read lxer.com today.
Around 04:03pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (UK time), jim tate scrawled:
Well if you think this a ripoff scheme , check this site out this is where the money goes, or read lxer.com today.
I think its a ripoff becasue I am sure that their are better way's to support GNU/Linux than paying someone money to race their car. I don't know, but am assuming they will use the money as they describe.
Steve
Steve Searle wrote:
Around 04:03pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (UK time), jim tate scrawled:
Well if you think this a ripoff scheme , check this site out this is where the money goes, or read lxer.com today.
I think its a ripoff becasue I am sure that their are better way's to support GNU/Linux than paying someone money to race their car. I don't know, but am assuming they will use the money as they describe.
Steve
i don't see it as a ripoff. even though i do not follow racing, a LOT of people do. think about all the publicity from TV and spectators. that sort of advertising does work.
On Wednesday 11 April 2007, jack wallen wrote:
Steve Searle wrote:
Around 04:03pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (UK time),
jim tate scrawled:
Well if you think this a ripoff scheme , check this site out this is where the money goes, or read lxer.com today.
I think its a ripoff becasue I am sure that their are better way's to support GNU/Linux than paying someone money to race their car. I don't know, but am assuming they will use the money as they describe.
Steve
i don't see it as a ripoff. even though i do not follow racing, a LOT of people do. think about all the publicity from TV and spectators. that sort of advertising does work.
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When you talk to your friends.
I just saw... I just got... I just went... I just...
Your friends and family listen to you more than a commercial.
Look how often people ask about some hardware or software on this list, even though there is information out there being advertised.
On Wednesday 11 April 2007, jack wallen wrote:
Steve Searle wrote:
Around 04:03pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (UK time), jim tate scrawled:
Well if you think this a ripoff scheme , check this site out this is where the money goes, or read lxer.com today.
I think its a ripoff becasue I am sure that their are better way's to support GNU/Linux than paying someone money to race their car. I don't know, but am assuming they will use the money as they describe.
Steve
i don't see it as a ripoff. even though i do not follow racing, a LOT of people do. think about all the publicity from TV and spectators. that sort of advertising does work.
If that kind of advertising didn't work, why would the tobacco companies want it so much?
Anne
On Wednesday 11 April 2007, Steve Searle wrote:
I think its a ripoff becasue I am sure that their are better way's to support GNU/Linux than paying someone money to race their car. I don't know, but am assuming they will use the money as they describe.
Steve
If 350,000 Linux users donate 1.00 each the project has $350,000.00 so has any one been ripped off? No! Because any one can afford to spend a dollar. So how is it a ripoff? It is a great marketing idea.
On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 15:52 +0100, Steve Searle wrote:
Around 03:33pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (UK time), jim tate scrawled:
I know this is not the place to post this , but this is very important
Then why did you feel the need to post it here?
for the Linux community to see.
And if anyone wants to send me money to paint Linux (well actually GNU/Linux) on the side of my car, let me know and I'll tell you the details of the Nigerian bank account which you can transfer money to.
I had hopes to paint Tux on the side of one of our goats, here at the Happy Farm. If I can get a thousand users to donate a dollar each, we're in business. There are 5 goats total, each a likely candidate for the paint job. For the low price of 5 grand, to get them all painted up and on youtube, yours truly will be in the pictures wearing cowboy boots and long johns, -at- -no- -extra- -charge-!
Get in on the ground floor today.
Send your money to someone you know. :) Ric
On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 19:59 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
I had hopes to paint Tux on the side of one of our goats, here at the Happy Farm. If I can get a thousand users to donate a dollar each, we're in business. There are 5 goats total, each a likely candidate for the paint job. For the low price of 5 grand, to get them all painted up and on youtube, yours truly will be in the pictures wearing cowboy boots and long johns, -at- -no- -extra- -charge-!
I can imagine stunts like that getting more media coverage than incidental advertising in a mess of other advertising at the races.
;-)
Ric Moore wrote:
On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 15:52 +0100, Steve Searle wrote:
Around 03:33pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (UK time), jim tate scrawled:
I know this is not the place to post this , but this is very important
Then why did you feel the need to post it here?
for the Linux community to see.
And if anyone wants to send me money to paint Linux (well actually GNU/Linux) on the side of my car, let me know and I'll tell you the details of the Nigerian bank account which you can transfer money to.
I had hopes to paint Tux on the side of one of our goats, here at the Happy Farm. If I can get a thousand users to donate a dollar each, we're in business. There are 5 goats total, each a likely candidate for the paint job. For the low price of 5 grand, to get them all painted up and on youtube, yours truly will be in the pictures wearing cowboy boots and long johns, -at- -no- -extra- -charge-!
Get in on the ground floor today.
Send your money to someone you know. :) Ric
You can't do that!
If you try to sacrifice the black one & the white one at midnight whilst circling widdershins around the black candles the SCSI bus will *not* be amused.
It requires virgin, unpainted goats to initialize.
On Thu, 2007-04-12 at 09:33 -0400, Anthony J Placilla wrote:
Ric Moore wrote:
On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 15:52 +0100, Steve Searle wrote:
Around 03:33pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (UK time), jim tate scrawled:
I know this is not the place to post this , but this is very important
Then why did you feel the need to post it here?
for the Linux community to see.
And if anyone wants to send me money to paint Linux (well actually GNU/Linux) on the side of my car, let me know and I'll tell you the details of the Nigerian bank account which you can transfer money to.
I had hopes to paint Tux on the side of one of our goats, here at the Happy Farm. If I can get a thousand users to donate a dollar each, we're in business. There are 5 goats total, each a likely candidate for the paint job. For the low price of 5 grand, to get them all painted up and on youtube, yours truly will be in the pictures wearing cowboy boots and long johns, -at- -no- -extra- -charge-!
Get in on the ground floor today.
Send your money to someone you know. :) Ric
You can't do that!
If you try to sacrifice the black one & the white one at midnight whilst circling widdershins around the black candles the SCSI bus will *not* be amused.
It requires virgin, unpainted goats to initialize.
Oh, virgins? <blinks> ...and to think I was using a bottle of wine and a trampoline at midnight. <sighs> Ric
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, jim tate wrote:
I know this is not the place to post this , but this is very important for the Linux community to see.
Exactly why is this important?
Sounds like a marketing department trying to raise money for their pet project.
On Wednesday 11 April 2007, alan wrote:
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, jim tate wrote:
I know this is not the place to post this , but this is very important for the Linux community to see.
Exactly why is this important?
Sounds like a marketing department trying to raise money for their pet project.
Why is that so Bad?
Its important because it takes marketing and exposure to advance anything. Which camp are you in the one that wants to see more people use Linux or the one that does care if more people use Linux?
AND they have raised over $700 in one day!
so with just 40 days left, lets see thats 734.11 x 39 = 28630.29 thier goal is $350,000.00 Ok so which one of you guys is swooping in on day 40 with a one time donation of $321369.71 ? Just want to know who to direct MY next fundraiser to!
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On Wednesday 11 April 2007, alan wrote:
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, jim tate wrote:
I know this is not the place to post this , but this is very important for the Linux community to see.
Exactly why is this important?
Sounds like a marketing department trying to raise money for their pet project.
Why is that so Bad?
Its important because it takes marketing and exposure to advance anything. Which camp are you in the one that wants to see more people use Linux or the one that does care if more people use Linux?
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On Wednesday 11 April 2007, mindwave@cfl.rr.com wrote:
AND they have raised over $700 in one day!
so with just 40 days left, lets see thats 734.11 x 39 = 28630.29 thier goal is $350,000.00 Ok so which one of you guys is swooping in on day 40 with a one time donation of $321369.71 ? Just want to know who to direct MY next fundraiser to!
Maybe the planners did not start this marketing campaign soon enough to accomplish their goal.
Parachutes only work when they are open same thing with the human mind.
The only way Linux will ever become a worthy adversary to MS on the desktop is when the Linux community as a whole has an open mind about doing things that apparently most Linux users think are stupid.
The problem with the Linux community is that most use the software because it is free and they are too cheap to give a couple bucks to help advertise.
35,000 users x $10.00 = $350,000 this could be done in a day.
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, linuxmaillists@charter.net wrote:
On Wednesday 11 April 2007, mindwave@cfl.rr.com wrote:
AND they have raised over $700 in one day!
so with just 40 days left, lets see thats 734.11 x 39 = 28630.29 thier goal is $350,000.00 Ok so which one of you guys is swooping in on day 40 with a one time donation of $321369.71 ? Just want to know who to direct MY next fundraiser to!
Maybe the planners did not start this marketing campaign soon enough to accomplish their goal.
Parachutes only work when they are open same thing with the human mind.
Put down the marketing books and back away slowly.
The only way Linux will ever become a worthy adversary to MS on the desktop is when the Linux community as a whole has an open mind about doing things that apparently most Linux users think are stupid.
The problem with the Linux community is that most use the software because it is free and they are too cheap to give a couple bucks to help advertise.
35,000 users x $10.00 = $350,000 this could be done in a day.
And how much is your take?
On Wednesday 11 April 2007, alan wrote:
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, linuxmaillists@charter.net wrote:
On Wednesday 11 April 2007, mindwave@cfl.rr.com wrote:
AND they have raised over $700 in one day!
so with just 40 days left, lets see thats 734.11 x 39 = 28630.29 thier goal is $350,000.00 Ok so which one of you guys is swooping in on day 40 with a one time donation of $321369.71 ? Just want to know who to direct MY next fundraiser to!
Maybe the planners did not start this marketing campaign soon enough to accomplish their goal.
Parachutes only work when they are open same thing with the human mind.
Put down the marketing books and back away slowly.
The only way Linux will ever become a worthy adversary to MS on the desktop is when the Linux community as a whole has an open mind about doing things that apparently most Linux users think are stupid.
The problem with the Linux community is that most use the software because it is free and they are too cheap to give a couple bucks to help advertise.
35,000 users x $10.00 = $350,000 this could be done in a day.
And how much is your take?
I have no take from that project. I have ambition and vision. Apparently you only focus on what is right in front of you and don't try to figure out how to do something or be a part of something that is bigger than you.
On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 13:36 -0400, linuxmaillists@charter.net wrote:
The only way Linux will ever become a worthy adversary to MS on the desktop is when the Linux community as a whole has an open mind about doing things that apparently most Linux users think are stupid.
Ok, there's a joke to made about that... Hmm. To be on a par with MS, we've got to do just as stupid things as Windows does.
As it stands, Linux is a good alternative. It does what it does. It's available for use by all those interested in using it. And it's not forced upon you, unlike Windows.
Yes, marketing works, but you do have to pitch to the right market. Is car racing full of computing enthusiasts, or car enthusiasts? Linux is something for computing enthusiasts, not just computer users. Windows and MacOS is for them. There's little point in being a clone of them. Where's the benefit. You're no-longer an alternative.
Having been to several 'indy' events I think they MAY be aiming at the 'elietst' crowd and the larger corporate owners. although i cant think of a single company that sponsored a car BEFORE it had the worlds ear. Home Depot, Lowes, STP etc. It is ALSO a quick way to generate LOTS of cash. most sponsors in that league would think nothing of throwing half a mil in advertising to a race team, unfortunately they are appealing to a community of millions of individuals on the HOPE that several hundred thousand will toss in a dollar. Could be worse, they could be tempting NASCAR. Can you imagine Cooter and Skeeter the 1st time they have to CHMOD?
OY!
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On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 13:36 -0400, linuxmaillists@charter.net wrote:
The only way Linux will ever become a worthy adversary to MS on the desktop is when the Linux community as a whole has an open mind about doing things that apparently most Linux users think are stupid.
Ok, there's a joke to made about that... Hmm. To be on a par with MS, we've got to do just as stupid things as Windows does.
As it stands, Linux is a good alternative. It does what it does. It'savailable for use by all those interested in using it. And it's not forced upon you, unlike Windows.
Yes, marketing works, but you do have to pitch to the right market. Is car racing full of computing enthusiasts, or car enthusiasts? Linux is something for computing enthusiasts, not just computer users. Windows and MacOS is for them. There's little point in being a clone of them. Where's the benefit. You're no-longer an alternative.
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On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 15:46 -0400, mindwave@cfl.rr.com wrote:
Having been to several 'indy' events I think they MAY be aiming at the 'elietst' crowd and the larger corporate owners.
although i cant think of a single company that sponsored a car BEFORE it had the worlds ear. Home Depot, Lowes, STP etc.
I hate to wade in here, but CDW sponsors a number of cars (CHAMP, NASCAR [ugh!], ALMS, Speed World Challenge, etc.), as do Compuware and several others that don't "have the world's ear" (and they still may not). ACS Racing (fairly well known in GT racing) is owned by Applied Computer Solutions and one of their cars is driven by the founder of ACS (Steve Davis).
Oracle, Dell and a bunch of others also sponsor cars, so I kinda find this argument a bit specious. Then there are sponsors that I still don't know what the devil they are. Do you know who InDeck (Paul Tracy's sponsor in CHAMP) is?
It is ALSO a quick way to generate LOTS of cash. most sponsors in that league would think nothing of throwing half a mil in advertising to a race team, unfortunately they are appealing to a community of millions of individuals on the HOPE that several hundred thousand will toss in a dollar.
That's all advertising is.
Could be worse, they could be tempting NASCAR. Can you imagine Cooter and Skeeter the 1st time they have to CHMOD?
Ok, I've weighed in and I'm done. I am not going to follow this thread anymore.
OY!
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On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 13:36 -0400, linuxmaillists@charter.net
wrote:
The only way Linux will ever become a worthy adversary to MS on the desktop is when the Linux community as a whole has an open mind about doing things that apparently most Linux users think are stupid.
Ok, there's a joke to made about that... Hmm. To be on a par with MS, we've got to do just as stupid things as Windows does.
As it stands, Linux is a good alternative. It does what it does. It'savailable for use by all those interested in using it. And it's not forced upon you, unlike Windows.
Yes, marketing works, but you do have to pitch to the right market. Is car racing full of computing enthusiasts, or car enthusiasts? Linux is something for computing enthusiasts, not just computer users.
Windows
and MacOS is for them. There's little point in being a clone of
them.
Where's the benefit. You're no-longer an alternative.
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My suggestion to our local Linux user group was to examine setting up a Freedom Toaster in our area (http://www.freedomtoaster.org/). If you read up on it you'll see that it is best deployed in an area deprived of high speed. This provides them with a way to get large ISOs (i.e. FOSS such as Linux distros, OpenOffice, whatever) in a bandwidth starved zone. This wouldn't cost too much to deploy (I suspect the cabinet cost as much as the equipment inside given you don't need bleeding edge technology to make this work), and allows you to introduced Linux to the public in that area and FOSSoftware in general (which brings them back to Linux OS most times).
This could be accomplished with the sponsorship of a local company (Linux consulting company, a 2nd hand computer store, or some other such company that would have an interest in seeing such a project succeed, perhaps even the local library or municipal council would have grant money for such an initiative in these low bandwidth areas).
I have to agree that although Linux would get a lot of exposure, it's not the right audience. Now if this was at a national or international IT event then it would be a better target audience. If you attend a Linux conference and you see a large banner at the entrance for art supplies (not quite the right comparison I realize as Linux is an OS but also represents a philosophy, but you get the idea), will that have any significant marketing value? Odds are most Linux geeks would have no interest in it at all. Well odds are most NASCAR fans will have minimal interest let alone knowledge of Linux. Some would probably scoff at it and say that they misspelled LINEX (the company that does spray on bed liners which also has applications for national defense/terrorist protection according to a show I saw on it on Discovery Channel). Now that would be a better fit for NASCAR, a company with that type of product.
Not that there isn't an opportunity to milk that exposure for all that it's worth by soliciting help from SuSE, Red Hat, and/or Ubuntu for example in running ads during the televised race or contributing towards the $350,000. But I suspect their marketing people will tell them they wouldn't get good bang for their buck. Which is what many seem to be saying here.
Jacques B.
On Wednesday 11 April 2007, Tim wrote:
On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 13:36 -0400, Ok, there's a joke to made about that... Hmm. To be on a par with MS, we've got to do just as stupid things as Windows does.
No, The community should pull together and figure out ways to have good marketing and that is where the community as a whole falls flat because most don't think it is needed. They think eventually people will come around. If people don't know about it or hear about it from a trusted source they will ignore it.
I had heard about Linux but it was from FUD spinners. Linux is a hacker OS... that is not good... it is free so it can't be any good, because it wasn't designed by professionals... Blah, blah, blah!
It was only when a couple geeks that I knew came along and said try Linux because it is stable no BSOD, it is robust, it is secure, it is safe from worms and viruses, it will do anything that Windows can do, it has an office suite, you can surf the web, do e-mail. It is an easy download and install. So I did and I have not looked back.
Yes, marketing works, but you do have to pitch to the right market. Is car racing full of computing enthusiasts, or car enthusiasts?
I would say that most people that go to a race are not car enthusiasts but do like to watch a race.
Linux is something for computing enthusiasts, not just computer users. Windows and MacOS is for them.
I some what agree, but you do not have to be a computing enthusiasts to use Linux. Compared to a lot of you I am just a computer user, but I have been using Linux for five years and won't use Windows unless I am forced too.
There's little point in being a clone of them.
agree, and Linux is not and won't be a clone.
Where's the benefit. You're no-longer an alternative.
The benefit is Linux still will be an alternative.
I have learned a lot more about computers since moving to Linux than I ever knew or would have know using Windows.
I have learned how to do things using Linux that I could not figure out using Windows because it was too complicated.
How do,
On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 13:15 -0400, mindwave@cfl.rr.com wrote:
AND they have raised over $700 in one day!
so with just 40 days left, lets see thats 734.11 x 39 = 28630.29
Who's to say that more than $734.11 is collected each of the 40 days left? I'd expect that daily figure to fluctuate ;-)
taharka
Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, taharka wrote:
How do,
On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 13:15 -0400, mindwave@cfl.rr.com wrote:
AND they have raised over $700 in one day!
so with just 40 days left, lets see thats 734.11 x 39 = 28630.29
Who's to say that more than $734.11 is collected each of the 40 days left? I'd expect that daily figure to fluctuate ;-)
This whole thing smells of marketing scam to me. It would be one thing if it was a group I trusted raising money, but these people are unknown to me. And the marketing guy saying that "Something must be done! This is something, therefore we must do it!" only adds to my opinion of scammage.
On Wednesday 11 April 2007, alan wrote:
This whole thing smells of marketing scam to me. It would be one thing if it was a group I trusted raising money, but these people are unknown to me. And the marketing guy saying that "Something must be done! This is something, therefore we must do it!" only adds to my opinion of scammage.
I don't know what this is all about and I don't know this person so it must be a marketing scam. That is a really poor way to view things.
just betting on the aberages.
but you may be right, if founder boy actually pledged the 1st $500 they could REALLY be introuble! :)
----- Original Message ----- From: taharka res00vl8@alltel.net Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 2:03 pm Subject: Re: Tux 500 To: For users of Fedora fedora-list@redhat.com
How do,
On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 13:15 -0400, mindwave@cfl.rr.com wrote:
AND they have raised over $700 in one day!
so with just 40 days left, lets see thats 734.11 x 39 = 28630.29
Who's to say that more than $734.11 is collected each of the 40 days left? I'd expect that daily figure to fluctuate ;-)
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On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, linuxmaillists@charter.net wrote:
On Wednesday 11 April 2007, alan wrote:
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, jim tate wrote:
I know this is not the place to post this , but this is very important for the Linux community to see.
Exactly why is this important?
Sounds like a marketing department trying to raise money for their pet project.
Why is that so Bad?
Its important because it takes marketing and exposure to advance anything. Which camp are you in the one that wants to see more people use Linux or the one that does care if more people use Linux?
For $300,000 I could buy a lot of beer and/or cider at user group meetings and generate a lot more good will than driving a car around a strip of asphalt.
On Wednesday 11 April 2007, alan wrote:
For $300,000 I could buy a lot of beer and/or cider at user group meetings and generate a lot more good will than driving a car around a strip of asphalt.
If you only have Linux users at those meetings how does that advance the spread of Linux? It isn't about hanging out with the current users and having a good time drinking and talking about Linux. High I'm a Linux user and I just want to have a good time, Boring!
How do,
On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 10:34 -0700, alan wrote:
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, linuxmaillists@charter.net wrote:
On Wednesday 11 April 2007, alan wrote:
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, jim tate wrote:
I know this is not the place to post this , but this is very important for the Linux community to see.
Exactly why is this important?
Sounds like a marketing department trying to raise money for their pet project.
Why is that so Bad?
Its important because it takes marketing and exposure to advance anything. Which camp are you in the one that wants to see more people use Linux or the one that does care if more people use Linux?
For $300,000 I could buy a lot of beer and/or cider at user group meetings and generate a lot more good will than driving a car around a strip of asphalt.
IMHO, that's doubtful. Folks at user group meeting tend to already know about Linux. If the Linux car wins/places/shows at Indy, $300,000 will be a small price for the good will it will generate. BTW, it's no easy feat to drive an Indy car around a strip of asphalt ;-)
taharka
Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.
On Apr 11 alan did spake thusly:
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, linuxmaillists@charter.net wrote:
On Wednesday 11 April 2007, alan wrote:
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, jim tate wrote:
I know this is not the place to post this , but this is very important for the Linux community to see.
Exactly why is this important?
Sounds like a marketing department trying to raise money for their pet project.
Why is that so Bad?
Its important because it takes marketing and exposure to advance anything. Which camp are you in the one that wants to see more people use Linux or the one that does care if more people use Linux?
For $300,000 I could buy a lot of beer and/or cider at user group meetings and generate a lot more good will than driving a car around a strip of asphalt.
Probably cause less damage to the environment too...cars are evil...