[SlugLUG] new sluglug site goes live and more on installfests

[Rohan Sheth]

Maybe we should go with a short intro meeting for the initial points we
mentioned.  Following that would be the actual installfest where people
who already have linux and just have questions can ask?

Or merge both into one really long meeting with intro for those who
need it while everyone else is installfest'ing?

--Rohan

On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:58:35 -0700
"Peter Belew" <abcruzww at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah, I think those 3 are best done hands-on at the installfest, or
> even in a follow-on session. They can be a real problem.
> 
> On the other hand, there will be people who already have Linux, who
> specifically need help with those problems. So a bit of flexibility,
> depending on who shows up with what problems, would be good.
> 
> Peter
> 
> On 3/20/07, Eric Carter <Ecnassianer at greenstorm.net> wrote:
> > Web 2.0 for the win. ;)
> >
> > I think the teaching day is a good idea, but I have some objections
> > to the subjects.
> >
> > > 2) Installing mp3-playback and playing mp3s (people gotta have
> > > their music.)
> > > 4) Getting wireless to work (tricky but possible!)
> > > 6) common problems (such as sound, etc.)
> >
> > These three should be solved by the time they leave the installfest.
> > They're not tasks the average user needs to know how to do, and if
> > they do, the installfest isn't doing what it's supposed to do.
> >
> > Instead, replace them with this:
> >
> > 2) The basic concept behind a text based shell, how to navigate
> > directories and use simple commands (cp, mv, rm, *, ., ~,..)
> > 4) How to use man, the magic keyword "howto",  the existance of
> > http://ubuntuguide.org and any other self-help features available.
> > 6)Installing new apps, and finding non-windows equivelents (it's
> > pretty easy to google "linux office alternative" but a lot of newbs
> > don't think of it.
> >
> > And perhaps a short chat about what open source is, and what it
> > matters to the user.
> >
> > EC
> >
> > On 3/20/07, Rohan Sheth <ronashet at ucsc.edu> wrote:
> > > sluglug.ucsc.edu now html refresh's users to the new site.
> > >
> > > Anyone can register and those who shoot me an email after
> > > registering will be included into the "lug users" access group
> > > which allows them to modify all content of the site.  This way
> > > even when I'm behind someone else can update things.
> > >
> > > As per the installfest that has been up and down for a while.  I
> > > would absolutely love to have an installfest.  However, out of the
> > > installfests that I have personally been to...users usually swap
> > > back to their other os (usually windows) very quickly because
> > > they have little idea of how to use their newfound toy and become
> > > irritated rapidly (*points at a few people he knows who live in
> > > his very own apartment*).  I would rather have a scheduled
> > > teach-session and then a specific installfest.
> > >
> > > So like one week we choose a day and have a "teach ubuntu" day.
> > > Where a few of us (or more!) show the basics of using ubuntu and
> > > the little quirks people would need to know along the way...and
> > > then a following day we allow people to bring in machines and
> > > we'll strap them up with ubuntu.  This way the customer stays
> > > 'happy' because they know what just transpired besides the fact
> > > that someone just pushed a whole bunch of buttons on their
> > > keyboard and now there is this brown colored thing called gnome
> > > taking over their precious computer.
> > >
> > > So as to these instructional meetings which precede the actual
> > > installfest for a particular distro we should probably cover the
> > > following:
> > >
> > > 1) Their new web-browsing friend: firefox
> > > 2) Installing mp3-playback and playing mp3s (people gotta have
> > > their music.)
> > > 3) playing video/dvds
> > > 4) Getting wireless to work (tricky but possible!)
> > > 5) how to keep their system up to date
> > > 6) common problems (such as sound, etc.)
> > >
> > > After a quick tutorial session like this for interested people
> > > they would benefit more from the installfest simply because they
> > > would understand more about the new penguin-powered operating
> > > system they have on their machine.
> > >
> > > What do you all think?
> > >
> > > --Rohan
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