[Charlug] Re: install fest

[nkr1ptd]

I would use something like ubuntu.  Something that is not too techie.
Otherwise you may turn people away.

You can run some videos show compriz if want to show some cool things
linux can do.



On 1/29/09, Bob Evans <bobevans19 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree. I have a Cendio demo I could do:
>
> Super thin client access to th Cendio server.
> Menu option :
> Admin user
> Regular user
> Windows user
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 5:48 AM, Dennis L. Clark <boomfish at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Bob Evans wrote:
>>> Let me attempt to clarify the event(s) for this weekend...
>>>
>>> Saturday morning is our regular monthly meeting for January, 2009.
>>>
>>> During this meeting, we will hold an "Install Fest", "Linux Fair", or
>>> whatever you decide to name it. We will help people understand how to
>>> use Linux...
>>>
>> Thanks for the clarification.
>>
>> I presume we will have demonstration PCs with Linux already installed?
>> If so, I think it would be great if we have at least one Linux PC with
>> VirtualBox running Windows XP as a guest OS.
>>
>> I think this is a good time to show existing Windows XP users that they
>> have alternatives to Microsoft's upgrade path for their PCs. Windows XP
>> is over 7 years old now, Vista has been a bust for many users, and we
>> can look forward to serious bugs (erm, I mean "issues") in Windows 7 for
>> 12-18 months after its release some time this year. Switching to Linux
>> and virtualizing an existing XP license allows a Windows user to migrate
>> to a modern OS while retaining the use of legacy Windows application
>> software when needed.
>>
>> Just a thought...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> -- Dennis
>>
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