On Monday 13 August 2001 22:03, Jeffrey Yep wrote:
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> That was the fun part now down to business. Wayne, who came at the last
> meeting and I discussed a couple of things that we'd like to incorporate or
> discuss into our meetings. Heres a list :-
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Cool and exciting stuff. I definitely want to pitch in, and help spread
the word.
> 2) The registration of LUG with the Linux Journal site. Like I wrote
> previously, the cost is $30 or $32 I can't remember. But the benefits of
> registering outweigh the cost and I'm sure with everyone chipping in we'll
> be able to collect it.
I'd be happy to donate to this cause--part or all of the amount.
> 4) Building your custom kernel - Like the previous one, someone want to
> take this?
I'd guess there are folk more qualified than me to give a presentation
on custom kernel building, but I'd be happy to take this one,
> 5) Start using StarOffice for making presentations. Also someone could
> demonstrate StarOffice.
I think the KOffice project is progressing rapidly, and we should consider
that in addition to StarOffice. For my last couple of scientific
presentations, I've used LaTeX, and I'm begining to appreciate it more and
more. For my presentation on LaTeX, I'm going to use LaTeX (!), and create a
PDF, which I would be happy to have up on the website if others think it
worthwhile.
> 10) Do a presentation at Barnes and Nobles, Borders etc. any other book
> stores nearby on Linux and make an arrangement with them to give our card
> with every Linux book sold by their store offering to give free Technical
> Support.
What about the idea of talking to Best Buy or CompUSA, and seeing if we can
have a couple of their demo computers running KDE and GNOME, so people can
come in and play around with them? We would install and set up the computers
for them, and leave contact info near the display.
Cheers,
--krishna
