Possible project (was Re: US states want MS Office ported toLinux (fwd))

[Jim]

Scream louder and often Mige - Steve gets around to reading his mail every so 
often ;)

On Thursday 13 December 2001 16:53, you wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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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