Also point out that it doesn't get viruses, boots up faster than Windows, and Microsoft is starting to phase out it's support of XP. But they will need to have someone that they can contact during install because they might duel boot which involves degragging Windows. Also, they should have a plug in ethernet interface because a lot of drivers or wireless adapters are not on the install disk.
They also won't know what to do with things like enabling unsafe storage. They also might be doing it on an old system that and the new distros aren't dropping down to a 1024x768 screen resolution. If their system can only handle that, they will get a blank screen and not know why. Please note this is my new email address. Any mail that you get from previous addresses may not be sent by me. Mark Robert Mark Wallace 60 Delaware Road Newburgh, NY 12550-3802 Tel: (845) 566-0586 USA Cell (845) 541-7396 Can Cell (902) 314-4521 -----Original Message----- From: Cranky Frankie <[email protected]> To: mhvlug <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Feb 22, 2011 11:50 am Subject: [mhvlug] Intro to Linux talk for Engineering/CS students 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
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