On Wed, 2003-05-07 at 18:30, Ho'ala Greevy wrote: > just a thought: > > > How many linux distro's can we burn between now and 7am next Tuesday, 13 > May 2003? M$ is going to be in town showcasing their latest at the > Convention Center that day. > > http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032228372 > > If we can get kicked off the premises for passing out free software at an > M$ event (it's happened before), that ought to attract media attention. > Especially if we submit a press release prior to ;-] > > As your HOSEF Public Relations Officer, I'd be willing to take the lead on > this. > > Anyone game? > Ho'ala
I had planned on attending in order to get swag and learn about the new product. I feel that I am more effective in arguing against the use of Microsoft's server products if I understand it fully. (Hence I own a copy of Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Professional since the day it was released in order to study it, and better understand how to interoperate with Samba.) I like the idea of handing out open source CD's, although I think about our target audience. Some of them may actually try the Linux CD's, but far more are likely to try this: http://theopencd.org/programs/index.html The best of Open Source applications for Windows. This disk is a bit old though, so we would want to update the applications to the latest stable version. Perhaps Linux CD's, OpenCD's and some handouts. Warren
