----- Original Message ----- From: vinayak_hegde@softhome.net Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 09:36:19 -0600 To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" linuxers@mm.ilug-bom.org.in Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Re: something to contribute
dhanesh andurlekar writes:
well when i attended the last Lug-meet an idea struck me back then when Prof.Nagarjun was explaining why its GNU/linux and not just linux. Also there was a nice response for the documentation and Gnoware cd's. what if we guys make a cd of GNU applications that run on windows,applications like open-office, the gimp etc... we can distribute this cd's which will effectively answer the question why its GNU/linux and also most of the people who use windows and are rather skeptical about Gnu-linux can get the feel of what its like.it will effectively solve their doubts and thus promote linux system. Just trying to contribute back DHANESH
yup u guys are right but have we at lug-bom ever tried to distribute this cd's to newbies.thats the section we should target shudnt we? and as a matter of fact i have already voluntered for GNUWin II
I hate to burst your bubble. But someone else already had this idea before. Take a look at
GNUWin II http://gnuwin.epfl.ch/
and TheOpenCD http://www.theopencd.org/
Maybe you can help with localisation of GNUWin II.
Vinayak Hegde
yup u guys are right but have we at lug-bom ever tried to distribute this cd's to newbies.thats the section we should target shudnt we? and as a matter of fact i have already voluntered for GNUWin II
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The flop side of such an idea is that the media by itself is quite useless unless you accompany the same with a demo/talk.
Else have them land up as expensive coasters/car-decos. You should aim to have these distributed for a fee at any local event you may conduct.
Trevor
I hate to burst your bubble. But someone else
already had this idea before.
Take a look at
Vinayak Hegde
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On Tue, 4 May 2004 19:16:39 -0700 (PDT), "Trevor Warren" trevorwarren@yahoo.com said:
Else have them land up as expensive coasters/car-decos. You should aim to have these distributed for a fee at any local event you may conduct.
I agree with Trevor, there should be a small charge for the CD's. If possible accompany then with some written document which will also support them with the talks that we have.
Hello all, I have just created a community for IGLUG-Bombay on www.orkut.com which a new service from Google and is aimed at creating a trusted online community. One can join Orkut only by invitation though. So people who are already on Orkut kindly join the community ``IGLUG-Bombay'' Others who are not yet on Orkut can mail me off the list to be invited. Have a nice day ... Regards, Bhaskar thegnuer@yahoo.de
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Hello Bhaskar,
Wednesday, May 5, 2004, 2:59:48 PM, you wrote:
BG> Hello all, BG> I have just created a community for IGLUG-Bombay on www.orkut.com which BG> a new service from Google and is aimed at creating a trusted online BG> community. One can join Orkut only by invitation though. So people who BG> are already on Orkut kindly join the community ``IGLUG-Bombay'' Others BG> who are not yet on Orkut can mail me off the list to be invited.
Send me an Invite :)
IGLUG?
Usually I am agnostic to the prefix GNU everywhere crusade but IGLUG just sounds "eww" like a drowning chicken.
AFAIK the list was still "linuxers" (which is way cool) or ILUG-BOM (which is half decent and in the subject line)
On the other hand it's not as bad as iFLOSS-Bombay. Thankfully I've forgotten what that abbreviation meant.
- cnb
On Wed, 5 May 2004 02:29:48 -0700 (PDT), Bhaskar Ghose thegnuer@yahoo.de wrote:
Hello all, I have just created a community for IGLUG-Bombay on www.orkut.com which a new service from Google and is aimed at creating a trusted online community. One can join Orkut only by invitation though. So people who are already on Orkut kindly join the community ``IGLUG-Bombay'' Others who are not yet on Orkut can mail me off the list to be invited. Have a nice day ... Regards, Bhaskar thegnuer@yahoo.de
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On 05/05/04 02:29 -0700, Bhaskar Ghose wrote:
Hello all, I have just created a community for IGLUG-Bombay on www.orkut.com which a new service from Google and is aimed at creating a trusted online community. One can join Orkut only by invitation though. So people who are already on Orkut kindly join the community ``IGLUG-Bombay'' Others who are not yet on Orkut can mail me off the list to be invited.
Wouldn't ilug-bom or perhaps linuxers have been nicer? There are still some of us who don't say GNU/Linux yet. (I know the arguments for and against. Feel free to say GNU/Linux. Just don't try to force my choice :)).
Devdas Bhagat
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