On 4/15/2008 9:17 AM, gossamer axe wrote:
If you want to get new users to Linux, more of the meetings need to be more
newbie oriented. There are only two LUGs in San Diego, the other is
business oriented now. Though the presentations on Backula were fantastic,
it's not geared towards the newbie. Most computer users want to get flash
working with their web browser, be able to view videos their friends send
them, download pictures from their digital camera, get their usb scanner
working, upload music to their mp3 player, rip/encode their own CDs, burn
CDs/DVDs and how to fix minor problems when things go wrong. It may seem
trivial to the guru's in the group, but most users don't do much more than
what I've stated above. I setup Slackware on my Mom's laptop, she can watch
videos on youtube, get her email, she knows all of her downloaded files go
to /home/user and she's happy. Occasionally she finds something that hasn't
been setup, but it's usually not too difficult to fix.
Advertising is another thing, someone mentioned lower attendance at the
meetings. There has to be a way to get more advertising out there for the
meetings. San Diego based web sites, free add in maybe the Reader and other
similar publications? I'm not sure where the group advertises outside of
Computer Edge.
I'm by no means a Linux expert, but the topics I've stated above, even I can
give a presentation about them. I also believe that advertising the
meetings in non-computer publications might help attendance.
I agree.
A presentation titled "Find out what Linux and Open Source Software is
all about", advertised somewhere as being presented by a non-profit
member group of the San Diego Computer Society (so people don't think
we're selling somthing), might bring quite a few curious people. Holding
it in a centrally-located place (community center in Hillcrest?) might
bring even more.
If there's interest, refer people to the installfests.
Karl
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