The linux day should not be about installing linux anymore. Installing linux is trivial, and anyone with a basic background in computers can manage this on her own. The problem most people have is with configuration. The #1 problem is connecting to the Internet, a problem unsolved at all in the linux day in its current format. The next slew of problems all need internet access to be fixed.
My suggestion is to have a linux configuration day instead. Get Bezeq and Hot to supply several (2-3 each) lines with ADSL/Cable connections for the party. Ask people to bring their modems with them. Get Bezeq to sell linux-compatible routers and network cards AT THE PARTY. Prepare CDs with drivers for all ADSL and cable modems in circulation and cable scripts for most ISPs (especially Bezeqint, Netvison, Actcom, and Technion). Have additional stands with working internet connections for other configurations and have gurus do the configurations quickly. About the advertising issue, the linux day must be part of a greater advertising campaign to increase awareness. It must be planned months ahead of time, and the date MUST NOT BE CHANGED close to the event. If the set date must be changed due to extreme circumstances, the event should be cancelled and rescheduled several months later, as all the advertisment and publicity should restart with the new date. A3 posters inside the technion is not enough. We should get Haifa city sponsorship on city billboards. We should make sure the event appears in major media (at least newspapers, preferably TV). To have that we must have a gimmick. This year we had one (yes), but the person in charge was to incompotent to exploit this. If we want to have a successful linux day, we should start advertising when the yes show airs. Even though its not that high rating, it is a much wider audience that we can hope for. We need to make a buzz about linux and we need to concetrate it around a specific date. We need to answer all newbie questions in forums or in person with "come to the linux day on ...". We need community awareness. Alon -- This message was sent by Alon Altman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ICQ:1366540 GPG public key at http://8ln.org/pubkey.txt Key fingerprint = A670 6C81 19D3 3773 3627 DE14 B44A 50A3 FE06 7F24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -=[ Random Fortune ]=- Time-sharing is the junk-mail part of the computer business. -- H. R. J. Grosch (attributed) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haifa Linux Club Mailing List (http://www.haifux.org) To unsub send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
