Adam:
It may be even better to call it "Linux day" to just raise profile and awareness of GNU/Linux (although we should also perhaps be thinking of other Free and alternative OS), just I don't like the idea of doing installs on other peoples machines who don't know *anything* about linux
OK, here's what else has been going on that I know about so far:
1. AFFS have been talking about a "GNU-Day" anyway, so I've approached them about merging the two.
2. Several people have suggested leaving it until the summer to give more time for proper promotion and being able to ride on the back of the Brum Expo.
3. I've been saying "let's promote Free Software rather than Open Source" ;)
Anyway in short lets do it, UEA would be great although should we perhaps as a group maybe have 2 seperate meetings on that day? One in Norfolk and one in Suffolk? I presume CamLug will be doing this also as they have had an install day before in the basement of CB2...
This is probably a good idea. Would a venue in south-/mid-Suffolk be possible? My geography has suddenly gone AWOL, so I don't know if we're using one there at present.
On Sat, 2 Mar 2002, MJ Ray wrote:
It may be even better to call it "Linux day" to just raise profile and
I agree with Adam's comment above. For the average Windows user, they perceive no reason to change. However if we explain the benefits of using free software and the benefits of linux in general this would be better. Perhaps a schedule like the following would be useful:
* Every 2 hours, 15 min talk introducing linux and free software * Demo of useful apps on linux ('useful' needs to be defined here) * round table discussion of linux (1 in morning, 1 in afternoon) to allow future linux people to ask questions in a structured manner * 5 minute talks (scattered during day) from ALUG members about their experiences of linux and how it has helped them
with: * ongoing demos of linux applications * installs for the 'brave'
and the usual collection of people playing with their linux boxes.
Oh, and we will need to promote it this time - offline and online. And we need handouts for the day, along with someone geeting new people who come along.
Useful? If so I will add requests for assistance wrt this on the ALUG website.
WRT to venue, I think a presence at UEA is required (could be in combination with other locations). This is because the location of UEA is well known.
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Ashley T. Howes PhD www.ashleyhowes.com
"When all the animals of this world are gone, man will die of loneliness"
A few suggestions for "Useful Apps"
Spreadsheet - Kspread Wordprocessor - Kword (when it doesn't crash), LyX. Graphics packages - Gimp, ImageMagic, gphoto. Games - Just to pander to the M$ wimps.
Regards,, Paul.
On Saturday 02 Mar 2002 5:46 pm, Ashley wrote:
On Sat, 2 Mar 2002, MJ Ray wrote:
It may be even better to call it "Linux day" to just raise profile and
I agree with Adam's comment above. For the average Windows user, they perceive no reason to change.
- Demo of useful apps on linux ('useful' needs to be defined here)
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Ashley -
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Paul