On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Paul Chauvet <[email protected]> wrote:
> Some time next month I'm going to be giving a talk, primarily to > computer/electrical engineering students (but I'm sure some CS and others > will show up) about Linux. The talk will be an intro to get started and to > encourage them to try it out. One would hope many would know it already but > I know that few really have had much experience with it. I'm going to bet you'll be pleasantly surprised at how many are using it. My daughter and her boyfriend go to RPI, and I know for a fact that many of the kids in this circle are using it. > I have a few things that I'm going to cover but I'm also planning to give > out copies of Ubuntu (as well as index cards with instructions on using and > a download link to Virtual Box). The hope is that people will try it as a > live CD or as a VM without feeling the need (at least immediately) to > install over their existing OS or dual boot. I'd bring a laptop and a USB stick image as well, and offer to make bootable USB sticks for whoever wants them. > Are there specific topics that you would recommend that you feel 'everyone > should know'? I have some things in mind but I want to get some additional > ideas. I think it's a great idea. I think I'd push the rich collection of software that comes with any Linux distro, like OpenOffice or now LibreOffice, GIMP, etc. I'd also show how easy it is to install apps with Synaptic. The only thing that you'll face is this demographic usually icluded hard-core gamers, but you seem to have that covered with the virtual box stuff. Just show them how cool and easy it is to install and use Linux and you'll be fine. Frank L. "Cranky Frankie" Palmeri, Risible Riding Raconteur & Writer “The blues is my business, and business is good.” - Etta James _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Mar 2 - MHVLUG 8th Anniversary - Show and Tell Apr 6 - Introduction to IPv6 May 4 - Inkscape
