2008/8/19 Orr Dunkelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 11:26 PM, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I would recommend a campain as opposed to an event. The campain would >> be on two fronts: >> 1) Getting people ready for Linux: Switching to FOSS cross-platform >> software even on Windows (OOo, Thunderbird and Firefox in particular) >> 2) Getting Linux ready for people: writing to software makers >> (Solidworks in particular) and asking about Linux or Wine 1.0 >> compatible versions. > > sorry for the confusion. when I suggested event I meant a lecture series. > > Past W2L series dealt with point number 1 as well (number 2 is very > specific, and you might wish to contact my dad concerning point #2, > there are some CAD solutions for Linux, though SolidWorks is not one > of them, yet).
Please give to him my address, thanks. >>> * It's good to have a short series of a few talks introducing Linux - >>> raises awareness, and helps people to get into Linux. >> >> Do this one-on-one with your friends, not in a lecture. > > There is an advantage for taking 100 people and talking about this > once. When correctly done, you can expect, that they get about 80% of > the value of spending this time one-on-one. In other words, you can > inform more effectively this way. I disagree with 80%, unless it is a very good speaker. We take much for granted that new users don't. For instance, the fact that MS != computer. (My Microsoft boots, but my Windows will not connect) > Of course, it would be important to take into consideration the fact > that FOSS is no longer something nobody heard of. > > BTW, do note that in the past we had the help of some courses, where > the TAs/lecturers encouraged people to attend, as it will help them > (Matam, OS, etc.). > >>> * A good place to "recruit" new club members. > This is highly needed, as new recruits, at the end become new speakers. > I can name a few recent lecturers who were exposed to haifux as part > of W2L events. > >>> Some points against: >>> * This year, the students are going to be still stressed with all the >>> artifacts of the last strike, so attendance will be slightly lower >>> than expected. >> >> Especially in Haifa: the Technion only this week finished classes from >> spring semester, and is now going into Moed A tests. > Also, this year (due to the schedule of study), everything starts > late, which usually causes the students to be less inclined in > "after-hour" lectures. Exactly > Was there any discussion prior to Rami's talk? > I don't know, I'm not that active. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü _______________________________________________ Haifux mailing list [email protected] http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux
