On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 8:04 PM, Easwar Hariharan meindian523@gmail.com wrote:
Hello all,
I intended to hold a demonstration and installfest of Ubuntu a few months ago,which didn't work out because the projector was unavailable.I plan to do the fest again,this time successfully, on 27th and 28th Feb,with the demo on 27th and installfest on 28th respectively.My (more) fleshed out plan follows,please tell me what you think of it. :)
Demonstration:
On 27th,I plan to set up 4-5 machines with Ubuntu 8.04[LTS] installed with eye candy and requisite non-free codecs and to attract people with compiz effects and natural curiosity and explain to them the various replacements for applications they use on Windows(TM).As Mehul has helpfully provided,we need to show them reasons to switch,which will be parallels for the applications they use on Windows(TM)
Explain the features vis-a-vis Windows,career possibilities and use of GNU/Linux in universities and companies abroad.We organize an install fest next day for those interested.
Installfest:
I have 28 odd Ubuntu 8.04 32 bit CDs.I plan to install for those who bring their boxes and hand them a CD.If people can't bring their machines,ask them to check out the installation procedure,and hand out CDs.
Also,planning to provide Fedora 10 installs for those who wish to try out a different distro.
If I run out of CDs,I ask them [previous day]to bring their flash stick and create a bootable image on them,provided their boxes have USB boot capabilities.Also planning to keep a CD Writer handy.
Where I need help in this plan is to arrange for the machines for the first day.I have presently arranged for 3 desktop machines,but a wide range of hardware is preferable.
Hence,if anyone can get along laptops pre-installed with Linux or Sun VM machine, that'll be of help to me during the demonstration,because I would be sure all the hardware works with Linux(or at least know which hardware to skirt) and there will be no "Eh,this thing should have been working" moments.Ideally,I plan to have a range of specifications from low power to highly powered rigs.
I also need experienced people to lend their expertise in framing how to speak to people who drop in to check out the machines on the first day. Therefore I invite willing members of ILUG-Bom to speak about GNU/Linux to people who are interested in finding out more after experiencing the Operating System. And,last but not least,I need to be pointed out holes in the plan,and help with patching them.
Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065
Can't help noticing that there are no replies to this constructive post,while a hundred flamers arise at the slightest smell of bait.
Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065