----- Original Message ----- From: Soumyadip Modak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Linux User Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 5:57 PM Subject: [ilug-cal] Participation in Compass
> Well, we had a lot of discussions on participating in compass, and it > seems that we are after all going to participate. That's good, very good > ! yes.. its very good .. for the chapter .. for all of us .. for linux too ! > > I hope that if i add my two cents to the discussion, none of the > confirmed volunteers will object. suggestions are always welcome .. commenting on someone's suggestion is welcome too provided there is an alternative suggested .. only commenting/criticising is NOT welcome ! > > In my other mail, i've included a link to a windoze lookalike desktop. I > know purists will try to strangle me, :) i wish to point out however, > that we shouldn't try to make a presentation, to an essentially > technophobe ( at least CLI phobe) audience, without including all > possible weapons in our armoury. hmm.. > If i remember correctly, mr.sharma had promised to provide two tablet > pcs, for demonstration purposes. If the pcs have stylus input then there > is a possibility of a fancy demo. the tally is 10 tablet pcs now .. many kinds .. all available .. if not sold out beforecompass but surely two will be there still .. and yes, they do have stylus input > We could load Gimp on the machine, and > an 'artist penguin', somebody good in drawing/ painting, could pick up a > member of the audience, make a quick portrait of him, and print it out > on a paper, with the caption, "Linux, it works". We can substitute paper > with T-shirts, only if we get sponsors. > > One more thing, i would like to attend some sort of workshop on things > like compiling kernels, programs from source code, and things like that, > organised by the senior members of the LUG. My experience of these areas > is patchy, and if somebody comes up and asks me "How to compile the > kernel?" at compass, it would not do the lug any good in terms of > credibility, if i as a member/volunteer , is found incapable of > answering such questions. :) > > Soumyadip Modak > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
