mails@munshi.dyndns.org writes:
On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 vinayak_hegde@softhome.net wrote:
Rather than have a road tour(like RH did), let us have a proper workshop with fees for entries. We can even put an ad in the paper. Lots of people will be ready to pay up. That way we can cover our expenses. It is only logical that all the profits will be donated to FSF to help them continue the excellent work they are doing.
This is a good idea, want to have it this december instead of a meeting on 8th. We can arrange for a computer on which we show them the installation with the help of a projector. But sunday might be a problem for them to attend so preferable saturday evening will be better.
I am not free on sundays too. Saturday would be preferable for me too.
I think that the most important way to make this efective is to get in touch with as many assemblers directly, atleast refer to the newspaper and call them up.
Someone has to voluteer for this part. And it is going to be human intensive. a AD is a better idea.
Also about the distribution problems, we can show them more than one distributions and also we can get to learn about different distributions. (Atleast a newbie like me will and also others in the group will also).
What will be the time duration ??? The course contents will have to be decided accordingly.
The workshop should include the following stuff.
- Basic Installation of more than one .
- Openoffice (or may be some other, please list it here).
- Hardware supported presently and the ones that are widely sold in the
indian market.
really good idea!!!
- How to get those bad software devices to work on Linux if they have the
drivers avaiable for them. Most important one might be the SM56 modem of motorola since their ads have that in big names and they cant change that, and the HP printers, scanners.
Harsh can U handle this?? You seem to have some experience.
- Overview of the licences atleast GPL (sorry sandeep for a
repetition but we have a completely new crowd here). This is required so that they can know that they are giving proper software.
point #5 is a must I believe.
- probably arrange for a few CD's to be given to them (depends on the
charges we are going to take from them). 7. Basic trouble shooting (since they provide AMC for it). 8. Q&A part (give this lots of time).
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