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> Gentlemen (and Ladies of course) > It seems my initial email caused a bit of a commotion! > > 1. Distros at IT fair - I consider myself an average Linux user trying > to get the most out of a distro. I still encounter numerous problems, > some everyday and some more technical. I started with Linux one year > ago with Mandrake, and only last week was introduced to Fedora (thanks > Dino if you'r reading this!). The key is to make it simple for the > everyday person. Remember most people have been used to getting their > MS machine logging on to MSN, going to MSN gaming zone etc. Whilst I'm > sure there are non MSN replacements for something like the MSN Gaming > zone, most people will be stuck in their habits. Also what about the > everyday issues, example, Cannot send SMS via Go Mobile using Mozilla > (OK Konquerer works fine in Mandrake). Another example is my Internet > banking, I cannot access my HSBC internet banking from my Linux machine > so I end up using my wife's XP machine. Also, drivers for everyday > things like digital cameras, scanners etc. Perhaps us geeks can get > around these problems, but the person in the street will not. And what > about installing things like virus scanners. How will the peerson who > has a problem understanding how to install something on a Windows > machine (click NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT FINISH) manage on Linux! > > 2. What to host on the machine. I'm sure we would like to see as many > distros as possible hosted. So let's all make an effort and get as much > disk space as possible. By the way what type of RAM are we after? > > 3. Essentially... MONEY MONEY MONEY and more MONEY. > > 4. Will there be beer at the outing? > > Mario > > Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti wrote: > >> >> Philip Serrracino Inglott wrote: >> >>> >>>> I totally agree that our best shot at the fair is Mandrake & Fedora. >>>> I would also be inclined in distributing a couple of CDs with >>>> Knoppix to the people really interested. (the credit card sized ones >>>> are awesome too, but cost a bit more). >>> >>> >>> >>> I had a bad experiance with those little critters, it seems they >>> cannot be used in 50x speed cdroms >>> (particularly the rectangular ones) the noises my laptop cd did were >>> scary! any way we could >>> just put an iso on the HD and burn one 'fresh' for who shows a keen >>> interest. >> >> >> This sounds more of something like: >> "CDs friski.... HAJJIN!!!" (bhal tal-hut!!) >> >> Cool!! >> >>> >>>> I think we should also setup a computer with Windows XP just next to >>>> it to: >>>> >>>> 1) Compare and contrast the two experiences >>>> 2) Show that they can peacefully coexist >>>> 3) Prove that you can be productive (for home or office use) using >>>> both systems >>> >>> >>> >>> On the other hand If we can show that we do not need XP anywhere >>> near, that also makes a bold >>> statment >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MLUG-list mailing list >>> MLUG-list@linux.org.mt >>> http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MLUG-list mailing list >> MLUG-list@linux.org.mt >> http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > MLUG-list@linux.org.mt > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >
