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From: "Derek Neighbors" <
derek@gnue.org>
To: <
plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: Possible project (was Re: US states want MS Office ported
toLinux (fwd))
> What is it that you are gonna demo exactly? Im just curious, as having a
> few people stand around a terminal and just bag on how horrible microsoft
> is, isnt very effective evangelism.
>
> Not saying that is what would be done or what is proposed, but if there
> isnt something 'specific' that one has in mind to actually demonstrate or
> speak on, I can see it easily turning into that. Not because our
> representatives would want that, but generally the public is pissed at
> microsoft and if you explain that its an alternative they will be quick to
> start listing the evils m$ has done to them, and lets face it, its hard
> to not sympathize with that. ;)
>
> On that note, a rep from a Nashville LUG has invited some of our team
> (GNUe) to come speak for them. In speaking more with their group they
> have a KILLER concept. They are doing FREE CLASSES on GNU/Linux. Where
> they make REAL course material and schedule a semester and require a book
> etc. They are then turning the courses out as free for other LUGS to use
> and are making a system to schedule classes etc etc etc.
>
> I think something like this would be WONDERFUL. Especially for
> 'newbies'/'programmers'. I was thinking of perhaps making course material
> for a 8 or 12 week course on GNOME 101 or PYTHON 101. When I hear things
> like this Fry's marketing, it would make sense if we were offerring such
> courses to be able to offer them to 'learn more'. An install fest for
> example is nice, but it puts GNU/Linux on their machine and then 'what do
> they do with it', if we had something like LINUX BASICS or something the
> first week or two would be install and get devices working and the the
> rest of the weeks would be getting up to speed on the desktop and
> environment etc...
>
> Just some ideas. Brian maybe sequioa could let us use some rooms for this
> kind of stuff? We could even offer the courses to their students and
> their families if they so desired.
>
> --Derek
As a voice for the West Side would like to see this at GCC maybe ...
Install fests are a good start but i agree why stop there? ...
Ive already mailed people about idea's for the westside but am yet to get
responses from people at the top ... ( Maybe im not shouting loud enough
.. ) ..
Everyone after the Shuffle at the top were putting idea's in for making Plug
more active and recognised well it aint gunna happen until people stop
talking and take action ...
Nige
>
> On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, Jim wrote:
>
> > The toughest thing to do is to get people to commit time for an
uspecified
> > time. If a time gets firmed up, you can almost always get bodies to
help.
> >
> > On Thursday 13 December 2001 14:47, you wrote:
> > > "der.hans" wrote:
> > > > I might be able to get us in Frys in Tempe as well. We've got to
have
> > > > volunteers who will commit to supporting the demos if we go into
Frys.
> > >
> > > Maybe I could commit to 4 hours if the timing were right.
> > >
> > > Vic
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