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Help! I'm a microsoft user
by David Aldridge 02 May '02

02 May '02

Hello, My names Dave, and I'm a microsoft user. I've joined the group because I need to be reformed. One of the reasons that it has taken me so long to make the decision to convert, is that I work for the government who use everything Microsoft. I quite often bring work home with me, and I need compatibility with Office 2000. I'm also using office to do my dissertation and research work for my MA, and the university use office as well. When I chat with our IT department about Linux, they seem to know nothing about it (except for one particularly knowledgeble person), even when I go into computer shops, there is a lot of ignorance. Still, I'm not afraid of getting my hands dirty and playing with computers - I've been using computers since the early eighties at school and college, I just think that I've become lazy using a system that tries to do everything for you (badly most of the time!) In a way I really miss that hands-on computer work. So that's me introduced, I live in South West Suffolk (Cavendish if you know the area). I'm planning a dual system to start with, and then in the future, a complete conversion. I know very little about Linux at the moment, any suggestions for some introductory reading? Dave.

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Interest in Linux install day 2002
by Mat Grove 01 May '02

01 May '02

Hi, this email address is the contact point for Anglian. Someone has got wind of your event: David Robinson <david(a)malimrobin.co.uk> Has filled in the form on linuxinstallday.org to say they are interested in your event. Could you please get back to them. Mat Grove

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Ricardo's poster
by John Woodard 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

The Install Day poster is available for download via http @ http://bj.alug.org.uk/poster/LID1.pdf Thanks Ricardo. -- Cheers, BJ

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Re: [Alug] Linux install day....
by Ricardo Campos 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

>I'm gonna go try to talk to more computer shops >around here, but the poster >isn't linked from the contrib page. Do we have it in >a downloadable format? Sorry I doubt I will have FTP access before May 19th. (I will only be accessing from work as I'm too busy in the evenings at the mo). I may be able to upload to geocities or something, but that's best avoided! Anyone who wants a copy, ask off list and I'll e-mail them a copy. If they then wish to upload that to a website, print a million copies, or sell it to Richard Branson for £6 million then they can. ;D -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Re: Re: [Alug] Linux install day....
by Dryden 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

I can put up some posters and leave some leaflets around my collage... and maybe even get some ppl to go to one of them. I take it there is no lynn venue... sorry i cant even think of a room in hte collage that we could use... but then maybe i think we need to much. We need a room with tables and power sockets... not many of the rooms have alot of power sockets but we could use extension leads and stuff like that(i cany think of the write words... it is monday morning). HHHmmm ill have to see what i can do/find out. dont get your gopes up though. Dennis Dryden -----Original Message----- From: MJ Ray <markj(a)cloaked.freeserve.co.uk> To: main(a)lists.alug.org.uk Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 08:14:22 GMT Subject: Re: [Alug] Linux install day.... Simon <simon(a)sparksy.org.uk> wrote: > Or is it just a frenzy of installations without too much emphasis on anything > in particluar ? Well, I'm hoping for more infos and demos than just straight installations. It would be very cool to see interesting kit, if you are able to bring it to one or the other. I suspect we'll have more trouble getting demo kit to Syleham. About these install days: who is putting leaflets where? Some suggest places to put them: - Libraries (OK if you make clear it's a volunteer group) - Computer shops (poster would be better) - Colleges, Universities Where else? Who's contacting local media? Shall I put together a faxbomb? Anyone got bright ideas on the wording? _______________________________________________ main(a)lists.alug.org.uk http://www.anglian.lug.org.uk/ http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/main Unsubscribe? See message headers or the web site above! ********************************************************************** IMPORTANT: This email and its attachments are intended for the addressee only and may be confidential. If they have come to you in error you must take no action based on them nor must you copy or show them to anyone; please telephone us immediately. The contents of this email and attachments represent the views of the sender and are not necessarily the representative of the views of The College of West Anglia **********************************************************************

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Re: [Alug] Linux install day....
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 30 Apr '02

30 Apr '02

MJRAY wrote: >About these install days: who is putting leaflets where? Do you think it is cool to put any around cambridge? I'll put some up in Burwell library and post office and Newmarket computer shops (they hadn't heard of linux last time I was in). >Who's contacting local media? Shall I put together a faxbomb? Anyone got >bright ideas on the wording? Can we just reuse what we have put together for posters etc so far? I'll post to the linuxjunior and linuxnewbie type sites. Has David Freeman got a list of who he contacted last year anywhere about his person? Jen

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Re: [Alug] Interest in Linux install day 2002
by Ricardo Campos 29 Apr '02

29 Apr '02

If anyone wants a copy of the poster sooner rather than later, I can send it to your e-mail address offlist. (I'm not likely to be able to FTP it or IRC tonight). The Computer Service Centre opposite Jarrolds in Norwich agreed to hold some leaflets for us, I'll go back tomorrow to give them some colour ones. The other shop (to remain nameless) basically acted as if I'd said "I enjoy killing babies" when I mentioned Linux, although they said they'd think about it, and maybe I did actually say "I enjoy killing babies", you never know. In general, I think you'll need more copies of the leaflets, and less copies of the poster. Ricardo ----- This is my web-based e-mail account. I am afraid I cannot change my linewrap, as the interface does not allow me to. (sorry) -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [Alug] Interest in Linux install day 2002
by Ricardo Campos 29 Apr '02

29 Apr '02

> and a URL to the > poster Ricardo has done (Is it accessible from the website, Ricardo?). *eep* not yet. Remind me to FTP it tonight whilst we're on IRC. Also, I think a link to the main Install Day page would be best, since it will hopefully contain a link to both the Syleham and UEA ones. I've got my smart clothes on, and am gonna take a long lunchbreak to try the computer shops on St.Benedicts, St.Augustines and Earlham Rd. in Norwich! ;) Any news on booking the UEA? -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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Re: [Alug] Interest in Linux install day 2002
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 29 Apr '02

29 Apr '02

> And one person can be responsible for sending this mail to any such > requests, thus avoiding bombarding the list with it many times. MJR wrote: >Are you volunteering to be list keeper in chief? Oh go on, then.....consider any mails with the heading "Interest in Linux install day 2002" to have been dealt with off-list by myself. I'll send them the aforementioned mail I posted, and store their names somewhere in case we want them later for interrogation, hur hur hur. Jen.

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Re: [Alug] Interest in Linux install day 2002
by Ricardo Campos 29 Apr '02

29 Apr '02

On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, david casal wrote: > Erm, yes. I booked ARTS 2.08 on Thursday (forgot to mail the list then), I have updated the ALUG webiste with this info. Any more info on the rooms location, etc would be good. Ricardo -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze

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