In such a case, we could offer "unprepared" people a Live Distro, like Knoppix
or DSL and show them how to run it on their computers, along with advice and
instructions on how to get their computers ready for a full install on the
next Installfest. One of my favorite methods of "selling" Linux is to show
people how to salvage their data from a BSOD'd Windows box with a live
distro.
Stu
On Saturday 26 July 2008 2:34 am, Dazed_75 wrote:
> I think you would need to clear that with the school first. I would
> also be concerned about people coming without doing any prep for there
> systems and being turned off when we have to tell them to do backups,
> cleanups, and defrags depending on what they want done.
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Josef Lowder <joe@actionline.com> wrote:
> > What would you think about putting a big sandwich board
> > something like the one shown at the following link
> > outside the building where you host the installfest?
> >
> > http://www.upquick.com/view/freelinux.jpg
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