You can install normal distros on it too. Ubuntu, Mandriva, whatever you
like. The nice thing about it is that it isn't a closed platform.

On Sun, 2008-05-25 at 17:46 +0200, Alan Muscat wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I'm really happy seeing MLUG mail so active. Keep the ideas coming.
> 
> About the Asus Eee PC, you don't need to remain in Easy Mode (as it is
> called), you can upgrade to a full desktop by following these
> intructions:
> 
> (1) CTRL + ALT + T
> (2) sudo apt-get update
> (3) sudo apt-get install kicker
> (4) Agree to the installation
> (5) sudo apt-get install kmserver
> (6) Agree once again to the installation
> (7) exit
> (8) Click the power button as if you were going to shut down
> (9) A new option will now be available for a Full Desktop
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Alan.
> 
> On Sun, 2008-05-25 at 00:24 +0200, Jean Azzopardi wrote: 
> > I've looked at screenshots of the EEEpc, it seems to utilise tabs, etc,
> > and IceWm? It seems userfriendly..although alien compared to
> > Gnome/windows/KDE
> > 
> > It's not such a bad concept, though, at least in my opinion. In the end,
> > the user should decide.
> > 
> > On Sat, 2008-05-24 at 23:31 +0200, Anton Xuereb wrote:
> > > windows is completely different bowl of fish...we aim to give choice
> > > to the user..the eeepc is restrictive in itself and for the major
> > > part, no one will have an interface such as the one of the eeepc on
> > > his desktop, which is why we should strive at getting the user
> > > comfortable with a full blown gnome or kde system. Once that is
> > > mastered the interface of the eeepc will be easy 
> > > 
> > > On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 11:14 PM, Jean Azzopardi
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >         So might as well wash our hands of the millions who use
> > >         Windows?
> > >         
> > >         
> > >         On Sat, 2008-05-24 at 23:05 +0200, Anton Xuereb wrote:
> > >         > ofcourse, however if a user get used to the interface of the
> > >         eeepc,
> > >         > he's gonna find it hard to get used to a full blown desktop
> > >         such as
> > >         > gnome or kde
> > >         >
> > >         >
> > >         > On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Jean Azzopardi
> > >         > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >         >         Pardon me, but I don't think that's particularly
> > >         important.
> > >         >
> > >         >         Most normal users don't warn to learn Linux. They
> > >         just learn
> > >         >         to use
> > >         >         whatever GUI is given to them, be it
> > >         Gnome/KDE/explorer.exe/OS
> > >         >         X, or the
> > >         >         interface of the EEEpc.
> > >         >
> > >         >         Things are supposed to work, because the hardware is
> > >         >         customised for it.
> > >         >         Almost nobody needs to use the terminal for that
> > >         regard.
> > >         >
> > >         >         And what would you define learning linux? Learning
> > >         Ubuntu?
> > >         >         Becoming a
> > >         >         gnome poweruser? Or a KDE poweruser? Very few things
> > >         are
> > >         >         central among
> > >         >         all Linux distributions. Even bash can be replaced
> > >         with fish,
> > >         >         zsh, etc.
> > >         >
> > >         >
> > >         >
> > >         >
> > >         >         On Sat, 2008-05-24 at 22:27 +0200, Anton Xuereb
> > >         wrote:
> > >         >         > What i mean is that the eeepc is a sandbox, it in
> > >         itself
> > >         >         works fine,
> > >         >         > no quirks no problems, so anyone using it will be
> > >         on a point
> > >         >         and click
> > >         >         > diet...the ui is way dumbed down and the options
> > >         are
> > >         >         restricted...it's
> > >         >         > a much different experience than having a desktop
> > >         pc with
> > >         >         ubuntu
> > >         >         > installed and your wic doesnt work
> > >         >         >
> > >         >         > M
> > >         >         >
> > >         >         > On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 10:11 PM, Jean Azzopardi
> > >         >         > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >         >         >
> > >         >         >         But how do you "learn linux"? The best way
> > >         to teach
> > >         >         someone
> > >         >         >         linux is
> > >         >         >         lock him in a room and not let him out
> > >         until he can
> > >         >         install
> > >         >         >         Gentoo,
> > >         >         >         stage 1, blindfolded, without a keyboard,
> > >         or mouse.
> > >         >         >
> > >         >         >
> > >         >         >         On Sat, 2008-05-24 at 22:05 +0200, Anton
> > >         Xuereb
> > >         >         wrote:
> > >         >         >         > I did actually handle an eeepc...very
> > >         nice machine
> > >         >         altho
> > >         >         >         totally
> > >         >         >         > useless for anyone who wants to _learn_
> > >         linux..If
> > >         >         you just
> > >         >         >         wanna use
> > >         >         >         > it then it's great and amazing!
> > >         >         >         >
> > >         >         >         > Jean: about the modded distro...we have
> > >         already
> > >         >         discussed
> > >         >         >         the idea
> > >         >         >         > during the last meeting, mostly for a
> > >         distribution
> > >         >         targeted
> > >         >         >         to IT
> > >         >         >         > students with developement tools already
> > >         >         installed.
> > >         >         >         >
> > >         >         >         > M
> > >         >         >         >
> > >         >         >         > On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 9:31 PM,
> > >         Gianluca Magro
> > >         >         >         <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >         >         >         > wrote:
> > >         >         >         >         To be honest, I don't think
> > >         converting
> > >         >         software to
> > >         >         >         the Maltese
> > >         >         >         >         language would really help...
> > >         most people
> > >         >         prefer to
> > >         >         >         use
> > >         >         >         >         software in English... I mean
> > >         there is the
> > >         >         Maltese
> > >         >         >         language in
> > >         >         >         >         Windows.. but usually people
> > >         choose
> > >         >         English as the
> > >         >         >         language
> > >         >         >         >         for their OS and not Maltese...
> > >         Most tech
> > >         >         words
> > >         >         >         would still be
> > >         >         >         >         in English anyway. Of course the
> > >         upstream
> > >         >         would be a
> > >         >         >         nice
> > >         >         >         >         thing, and could (maybe) give
> > >         more
> > >         >         exposure to Malta
> > >         >         >         and MLUG
> > >         >         >         >         in that case, but would people
> > >         really use
> > >         >         it?
> > >         >         >         >
> > >         >         >         >         Re: Azureus... ye, forgot about
> > >         it, I
> > >         >         don't use
> > >         >         >         torrents
> > >         >         >         >         anymore :p
> > >         >         >         >
> > >         >         >         >         PS Thanks Jean & Raphael :)
> > >         >         >         >
> > >         >         >         >         -bix
> > >         >         >         >
> > >         >         >         >         Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti
> > >         wrote:
> > >         >         >         >
> > >         >         >         >         > I personally prefer fixing the
> > >         problems
> > >         >         upstream
> > >         >         >         (sorry Gianluca ...
> > >         >         >         >         > big word) and provide good
> > >         translations
> > >         >         to the
> > >         >         >         distributions and the
> > >         >         >         >         > desktop projects rather than
> > >         creating
> > >         >         yet another
> > >         >         >         distribution.
> > >         >         >         >         > Ultimately, the maltese don't
> > >         want any
> > >         >         different
> > >         >         >         applications than
> > >         >         >         >         > anybody else. If they really
> > >         (really
> > >         >         really) want
> > >         >         >         they can change the
> > >         >         >         >         > language to Maltese. But
> > >         ultimately its
> > >         >         the same
> > >         >         >         software.
> > >         >         >         >         >
> > >         >         >         >         > I know someone who has the Eee
> > >         PC at
> > >         >         work, and
> > >         >         >         Keith can probably back
> > >         >         >         >         > me up with his impressions of
> > >         the
> > >         >         device, since I
> > >         >         >         myself only saw it
> > >         >         >         >         > in the hands of the salesman
> > >         at scan and
> > >         >         it was
> > >         >         >         switched off - damn!
> > >         >         >         >         >
> > >         >         >         >         > I think the punchline is to
> > >         convince
> > >         >         them to use
> > >         >         >         applications which
> > >         >         >         >         > suck less :P Never do the
> > >         mistake of
> > >         >         promising the
> > >         >         >         world.
> > >         >         >         >         >
> > >         >         >         >         > --
> > >         >         >         >         > Raphael
> > >         >         >         >         >
> > >         >         >         >         > P.S    Printer configuring and
> > >         scanner
> > >         >         detection
> > >         >         >         have been top notch
> > >         >         >         >         > on my linux machine (latest
> > >         openSUSE
> > >         >         here) and I
> > >         >         >         am far from
> > >         >         >         >         > grumbling. I plugged it in
> > >         into I don't
> > >         >         know how
> > >         >         >         many devices and it
> > >         >         >         >         > just worked. Comparing that to
> > >         the
> > >         >         endless amount
> > >         >         >         of detecting
> > >         >         >         >         > hardware and general bugginess
> > >         in XP, I
> > >         >         am feeling
> > >         >         >         better off. Dunno
> > >         >         >         >         > about Windows but I heard that
> > >         driver
> > >         >         support
> > >         >         >         there is even worse.
> > >         >         >         >         >
> > >         >         >         >         > On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 9:01
> > >         PM, Jean
> > >         >         Azzopardi
> > >         >         >         <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >         >         >         >         >
> > >         >         >         >         > > Amarok is soon getting a
> > >         Windows
> > >         >         version, since
> > >         >         >         they're using QT 4 now.
> > >         >         >         >         > > I forgot VLC for a while, as
> > >         I don't
> > >         >         use it so
> > >         >         >         much on Linux, although
> > >         >         >         >         > > it was my best friend when I
> > >         was using
> > >         >         Windows.
> > >         >         >         Same goes for
> > >         >         >         >         > > Thunderbird. There's also
> > >         Azureus, the
> > >         >         >         Bittorrent client, for instance.
> > >         >         >         >         > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > Another thing that will
> > >         definitely
> > >         >         help is
> > >         >         >         Vista. Most people I know
> > >         >         >         >         > > complain about it, and it's
> > >         insane
> > >         >         memory
> > >         >         >         requirements, especially if
> > >         >         >         >         > > their hardware is middle of
> > >         the line,
> > >         >         like mine.
> > >         >         >         >         > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > Now, how do you convince Joe
> > >         Public to
> > >         >         use
> > >         >         >         OpenSource software instead
> > >         >         >         >         > > of proprietary software? How
> > >         do you
> > >         >         spread the
> > >         >         >         word?
> > >         >         >         >         > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > P.S. I nearly forgot, what
> > >         about the
> > >         >         EEEPc of
> > >         >         >         Asus, it has Linux
> > >         >         >         >         > > preloaded on it. Has anyone
> > >         seen one
> > >         >         yet in
> > >         >         >         Malta? I know it's for sale,
> > >         >         >         >         > > but I don't know anyone who
> > >         bought it.
> > >         >         What I do
> > >         >         >         know is that most
> > >         >         >         >         > > people regard it as being a
> > >         very good
> > >         >         device in
> > >         >         >         general, with Linux only
> > >         >         >         >         > > enhancing that image, even
> > >         among
> > >         >         people who
> > >         >         >         aren't very hardware savvy.
> > >         >         >         >         > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > A possible solution might be
> > >         to see
> > >         >         what the
> > >         >         >         Maltese market likes,
> > >         >         >         >         > > modify Ubuntu and create a
> > >         distro of
> > >         >         our own
> > >         >         >         (perhaps with a good
> > >         >         >         >         > > Maltese translation? Who
> > >         knows?
> > >         >         Getting the
> > >         >         >         Akkademja tal-Malti on our
> > >         >         >         >         > > side might prove fruitful.)
> > >         Then,
> > >         >         collude with a
> > >         >         >         local retailer to
> > >         >         >         >         > > bundle it on a laptop, and
> > >         see how
> > >         >         people react
> > >         >         >         to the product.
> > >         >         >         >         > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > Of course, we'd have to
> > >         provide some
> > >         >         means of
> > >         >         >         support..as I can already
> > >         >         >         >         > > foresee problems from the
> > >         end users,
> > >         >         especially
> > >         >         >         as they try and use
> > >         >         >         >         > > their own software on it/or
> > >         plugin
> > >         >         devices that
> > >         >         >         are not compatible (This
> > >         >         >         >         > > might really hurt..what do
> > >         you tell
> > >         >         someone
> > >         >         >         whose expensive printer
> > >         >         >         >         > > doesn't work?)
> > >         >         >         >         > >
> > >         >         >         >         > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > Sorry for the long
> > >         post... :D, and
> > >         >         super long
> > >         >         >         P.S., and good luck with
> > >         >         >         >         > > Linux, Gianluca! And the
> > >         exams :P
> > >         >         >         >         > >
> > >         >         >         >         > >
> > >         >         >         >         > >
> > >         >         >         >         > >
> > >         >         >         >         > >
> > >         >         >         >         > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > On Sat, 2008-05-24 at 19:03
> > >         +0200,
> > >         >         Gianluca
> > >         >         >         Magro wrote:
> > >         >         >         >         > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > Hi, first time posting on
> > >         this
> > >         >         mailing list,
> > >         >         >         but here goes :P
> > >         >         >         >         > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > Continuing to what Raphael
> > >         said, it
> > >         >         is a bit
> > >         >         >         difficult to push linux
> > >         >         >         >         > > > into people who only use
> > >         their
> > >         >         computer for
> > >         >         >         fun and don't even know
> > >         >         >         >         > > > what e-mail program
> > >         they're using.
> > >         >         Therefore
> > >         >         >         pushing OSS first is key
> > >         >         >         >         > > > to achieve this. Firefox
> > >         and OOo are
> > >         >         of course
> > >         >         >         ahead of the rest and
> > >         >         >         >         > > > have already starting
> > >         diffusing
> > >         >         amongst the
> > >         >         >         'normal users'... Firefox
> > >         >         >         >         > > > sort of seems 'cooler'
> > >         than 'you
> > >         >         know what',
> > >         >         >         and maybe that helped in
> > >         >         >         >         > > > pushing Firefox to these
> > >         people. OOo
> > >         >         was
> > >         >         >         pushed because it was
> > >         >         >         >         > > > installed on people's PC
> > >         instead of
> > >         >         office
> > >         >         >         (saves money no?). Amarok
> > >         >         >         >         > > > unfortunately doesn't have
> > >         a Windows
> > >         >         version
> > >         >         >         yet so these users cannot
> > >         >         >         >         > > > really try it and see what
> > >         it's
> > >         >         like.
> > >         >         >         >         > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > Moreover it will take some
> > >         time
> > >         >         before a
> > >         >         >         stable build with features
> > >         >         >         >         > > > that overcome WMP's, and
> > >         only at
> > >         >         that point
> > >         >         >         can the software be pushed
> > >         >         >         >         > > > forward. I would suggest
> > >         pushing
> > >         >         ahead
> > >         >         >         software which has already been
> > >         >         >         >         > > > in the Windows scene for
> > >         quite some
> > >         >         time. What
> > >         >         >         about VLC? A video
> > >         >         >         >         > > > player that saves the
> > >         hassle of
> > >         >         downloading a
> > >         >         >         million and one codecs
> > >         >         >         >         > > > for any film or tv series
> > >         you
> > >         >         download, which
> > >         >         >         WMP can't play by
> > >         >         >         >         > > > default. I've heard lots
> > >         of
> > >         >         complaints from
> > >         >         >         people who can't play
> > >         >         >         >         > > > their videos, and always
> > >         solved
> > >         >         their problems
> > >         >         >         by redirecting them to
> > >         >         >         >         > > > VLC.
> > >         >         >         >         > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > Gimp is a cool piece of
> > >         software too
> > >         >         but
> > >         >         >         unfortunately not many people
> > >         >         >         >         > > > are into graphic design,
> > >         and those
> > >         >         who are
> > >         >         >         would already use other
> > >         >         >         >         > > > software, so it's quite
> > >         useless.
> > >         >         What about
> > >         >         >         Thunderbird? Great email
> > >         >         >         >         > > > program providing
> > >         everything that
> > >         >         Outlook
> > >         >         >         provides, of course with
> > >         >         >         >         > > > customisable looks and
> > >         stuff which
> > >         >         Outlook
> > >         >         >         doesn't have in addition to
> > >         >         >         >         > > > those.
> > >         >         >         >         > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > However, what I think
> > >         would be a
> > >         >         good thing to
> > >         >         >         promote, that most
> > >         >         >         >         > > > people should start
> > >         learning to
> > >         >         do... would be
> > >         >         >         sourceforge.net a site
> > >         >         >         >         > > > for downloading any random
> > >         software
> > >         >         you'd
> > >         >         >         need. People still search on
> > >         >         >         >         > > > google to find software
> > >         that
> > >         >         converts MKV to
> > >         >         >         AVI... they find some
> > >         >         >         >         > > > program that needs you to
> > >         pay, and
> > >         >         download
> > >         >         >         the program and the crack
> > >         >         >         >         > > > from Ares. We can show
> > >         people that
> > >         >         searching
> > >         >         >         for open source software
> > >         >         >         >         > > > on sites such as
> > >         sourceforge they
> > >         >         would find
> > >         >         >         programs that fit to any
> > >         >         >         >         > > > of their needs are work
> > >         better than
> > >         >         the ones
> > >         >         >         they spent ages to find,
> > >         >         >         >         > > > download and crack.
> > >         >         >         >         > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > Sorry for the long post...
> > >         but this
> > >         >         comes from
> > >         >         >         a user who's still
> > >         >         >         >         > > > pretty new to Linux and
> > >         doesn't have
> > >         >         much
> > >         >         >         background in it, I think
> > >         >         >         >         > > > these are some points that
> > >         normal
> > >         >         users MIGHT
> > >         >         >         be interested in
> > >         >         >         >         > > > changing to :)
> > >         >         >         >         > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > - bix
> > >         >         >         >         > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > Anton Xuereb wrote:
> > >         >         >         >         > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > > Seems I missed out a lot
> > >         on the
> > >         >         thread. Some
> > >         >         >         >         > > > > people live at their
> > >         desks it
> > >         >         seems.
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > > I try to but don't
> > >         always
> > >         >         manage :(
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > > On Sat, May 24, 2008 at
> > >         5:11 PM,
> > >         >         Raphael
> > >         >         >         Borg Ellul Vincenti
> > >         >         >         >         > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >         wrote:
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         Personally I see
> > >         it as a
> > >         >         big sign of
> > >         >         >         disrespect. Although
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         the tshirt
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         banner wasn't as
> > >         bad.
> > >         >         Seems I missed
> > >         >         >         out a lot on the
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         thread. Some
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         people live at
> > >         their desks
> > >         >         it seems.
> > >         >         >         I would like to voice a
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         couple of
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         things on the
> > >         top of my
> > >         >         head.
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         First of all, I
> > >         see a big
> > >         >         difficulty
> > >         >         >         in HR scene regarding
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         Linux and
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         or other system
> > >         programing
> > >         >         >         experience on the island. Based
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         on the CVs
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         that I see on my
> > >         desk, yes
> > >         >         we find
> > >         >         >         it extremely difficult to
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         find the
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         right people to
> > >         join our
> > >         >         company.
> > >         >         >         Yes we have products which
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         are based
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         on Linux let
> > >         alone core
> > >         >         >         infrastructure. So its crucial for
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         us (2X) to
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         find local
> > >         talent which we
> > >         >         could
> > >         >         >         surely use.
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         Second of all,
> > >         Anton you
> > >         >         forgot
> > >         >         >         world domination somewhere
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         in your list. :)
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         The workshop is
> > >         on the top
> > >         >         of our
> > >         >         >         list. Well it was before
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         we lost our
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         mirror and the
> > >         world
> > >         >         collapsed.
> > >         >         >         Angelo, we would really like
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         to help
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         out if there is
> > >         the need
> > >         >         for OSS
> > >         >         >         awareness. Even from the
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         academic
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         point of view
> > >         since OSS
> > >         >         reflects
> > >         >         >         most values in academia of
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         publishing
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         your work. I am
> > >         not
> > >         >         talking about MS
> > >         >         >         vs Linux here.
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         Regarding other
> > >         arguments,
> > >         >         yes
> > >         >         >         conversion starts from the
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         applications
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         which we use
> > >         daily on our
> > >         >         linux
> > >         >         >         desktops and then to the
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         actual linux
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         distribution. I
> > >         know that
> > >         >         after
> > >         >         >         Firefox and OOo, Amarok will
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         be a big
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         pusher in the
> > >         propaganda
> > >         >         of OSS and
> > >         >         >         free (as in speech)
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         online music
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         stores.
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         On Sat, May 24,
> > >         2008 at
> > >         >         2:08 PM,
> > >         >         >         Anton Xuereb
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >
> > >         <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >         >         wrote:
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         > that egging
> > >         video was
> > >         >         hilarious
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         > On Sat, May
> > >         24, 2008 at
> > >         >         1:59 PM,
> > >         >         >         Jean Azzopardi
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >
> > >         <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         > wrote:
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >>
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> Yes..or some
> > >         hungarian
> > >         >         students
> > >         >         >         will get creative with
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         some dairy
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> products.
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >>
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> On Sat,
> > >         2008-05-24 at
> > >         >         13:48
> > >         >         >         +0200, Anton Xuereb wrote:
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >>
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> > Something
> > >         tells me
> > >         >         that Ballmer
> > >         >         >         wouldn't accept and for
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         the love of
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> > God don't
> > >         expect me
> > >         >         to stand
> > >         >         >         still while so many chairs
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         would be
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> > waiting to
> > >         be broken
> > >         >         against
> > >         >         >         his back :(
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> > ;)
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> > M
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> > On Sat, May
> > >         24, 2008
> > >         >         at 1:45
> > >         >         >         PM, Jean Azzopardi
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         >         <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >         >         >         wrote:
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         I
> > >         vote for
> > >         >         Stallman,
> > >         >         >         Torvalds, Shuttleworth and
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         Ballmer as
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         guest
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         speakers.
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         On
> > >         Sat,
> > >         >         2008-05-24 at
> > >         >         >         13:30 +0200, Sebastian
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         Cachia wrote:
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         Regards
> > >         >         OOo, I used
> > >         >         >         to teach ECDL a few years
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         back, and can
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         back up
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         what Anton
> > >         >         said, that
> > >         >         >         a number of students
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         had bought PCs
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         with OOo
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         >         pre-installed, and
> > >         >         >         either just stuck with it,
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         or didn't even
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         know they
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         were using
> > >         >         a
> > >         >         >         different product. Getting
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         people to switch
> > >         to
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         Linux
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         would be
> > >         >         great, but
> > >         >         >         as Jean said, a number of
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         other open
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         source
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         >         applications exist,
> > >         >         >         and getting people to
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         switch would be
> > >         a
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         great step
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         forward.
> > >         >         Also once
> > >         >         >         people are used to using
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         products like
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         Firefox,
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         OOo, Gimp,
> > >         >         etc, the
> > >         >         >         prospect of using Linux
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         is no longer so
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         bad.
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         Afterall,
> > >         >         for average
> > >         >         >         user, the concept of
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         the OS is purely
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         at
> > >         an
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         Application
> > >         >         layer,
> > >         >         >         and has little to do with
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         what kernel is
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         running
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         underneath.
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         Last year
> > >         >         at Uni, we
> > >         >         >         had an Introduction to
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         Operating
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         Systems
> > >         >         course
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         (or
> > >         >         something like
> > >         >         >         that) by the CIS
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         department. It
> > >         is
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         however
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         generally
> > >         >         accepted to
> > >         >         >         have been quite a
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         disapointment.
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         > A
> > >         good
> > >         >         place to start
> > >         >         >         might be some sort of
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         Open Source
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         seminar,
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         organized
> > >         >         by MLUG for
> > >         >         >         Uni ICT students. A
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         list of guest
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         speakers
> > >         >         could
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         be
> > >         >         identified, both
> > >         >         >         from within MLUG, as well
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         as the Uni
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         staff. Also,
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         it is
> > >         >         generally
> > >         >         >         better to get people
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         interested
> > >         through
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         seeing and
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         doing. Some
> > >         >         sort of
> > >         >         >         workshop, in a linux lab
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         perhaps, where
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         anybody
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         can bring
> > >         >         along a
> > >         >         >         laptop and be led through a
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         given topic by
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
> > >         somebody.
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         Perhaps
> > >         >         these could
> > >         >         >         all be joined together to
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         form some sort
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         of
> > >         day
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         long event.
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >         >
> > >         >         >         >         > > > >         >> >
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