Re: [clug-talk] Installfest Advertising

[Rob S]

Well, i find the information there to be overwhelming and not helpful. 
It might be in the style of the webpages, or in what information is 
presented. Some of the links are not useful, for instance: Why point a 
newbie, who is interested in programming, to the gcc website when they 
probably already have gcc on their system. If they dont have gcc on 
their system, then they probably cant compile from source anyway. What 
is the guarantee that there are binaries that work on their system?
Will the newbie know to go to a mirror that is hosting their verison of 
linux? Will they know what files to download and how to install them? 
Why not point them to the programming section inside of nexus computer 
books instead?

The basic command line examples were hidden half way down the list on 
the index frame. I just found it now. Why is this so hard to find?

Some of the pages are out of date, some of those started off being very, 
very terse.

I find it much easier to go elsewhere for howto's and documentation than 
the nube site.

-Rob.
bogi wrote:
Hi Rob.
there is nube.clug.ca
comes very close to this idea :-)
Cheers
Szemir
On July 31, 2004 23:52, Rob S wrote:
 

s. keeling wrote:
   

Incoming from Rob S:
     

Just wondering, could we put a list of webpages together for those
interested in having linux installed?
       

Uhhh ...
     

I was thinking more of a sheet of paper with a sample list of url's on
it, folded to look more attractive.
More to get people started than to be comprehensive.
   

I wonder if writing the url for the clug webpage down on the cds handed
out would be seen as blatant advertising?
       

Heck no.  That's where they go for support.  It's not like CLUG's
selling support contracts or demanding licencing fees or royalties.
     

Cool.
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