It seems to me that this talk would have appeal to a much wider audience than just the list members and the occasional wiki visitor. Thus I wonder if it's sensible to advertise Yuri and Julia more widely than just the list and wiki?
If so, I wonder what medium? On 2/3/08, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > yuri, please update the Planned Meetings page on the wiki. > > On Sat, February 2, 2008 10:32 pm, yuri wrote: > > On Tuesday 12 Feb, > > Julia and I will be presenting a talk aimed at Linux-curious folk > > entitled "Is Linux Right For Me?". > > I will be presenting some pros and cons and considerations to help > > people decide whether Linux is the right choice for them. > > Julia will be talking about her experiences as a non-techie using > > Linux because it happens to be the only operating system available in > > her household (because her husband can't/won't maintain Microsoft > > software). > > > > I will be covering the normal tasks most people want from their > > computer - email, browsing, wordprocessing, playing music, playing > > video. > > I will also mention (briefly) some of the philosophical reasons for using > > Linux. > > I will be honest and mention special cases where I think people should > > stick to Windows or MacOS. > > > > I will not be covering gaming. > > If any Linux gamers want to give a short spiel about gaming on Linux > > please let me know ASAP and I'll slot you in. Caleb? > > > > Any other tasks I should cover? > > > > Julia will talk about her successes and failures in trying to Get > > Things Done the way most non-geeks just want to Get Things Done. > > > > Yuri > > > > > > > -- > Nick Rout > > -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
