i think it a sad state of affairs that a contributor's chosen vocabulary should be under attack. One single word. This is a forum for exchanging ideas. What ever happened to signing the Code of Conduct. I have signed it and abide by it, George. Have you?
Andre . On 24 May 2012 11:58, George Patterson <[email protected]> wrote: > On 24 May 2012 10:07, Andre Mangan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > "InstallFest" does not generate any interest - it is a fabricated word > used > > by cognoscenti only. > > > > Speaking of words, who the uses a word like cognoscenti, probably just > the "wordsmiths". (Hand up those that needed to look for the > definition in a dictionary). > > While I agree that InstallFest doesn't generate automatic interest > these days, I disagree that it's a made up word used just by geeks. In > 2002 (and other years), LinuxSA held an Installfest where the > installations were mostly going onto peoples computers that hadn't > used Linux before. How did these members of the public know what an > InstallFest was? We educated them, put flyers up at Uni notice boards > (I think via the radio also). Wow that was really 10 years ago, feel > like it was last year sometimes. > > Open Day: sounds like a space full of displays and perhaps people > trying to sell you products, ideas or services, for example University > Open days. > > Workshop: sounds like planned sessions with a fixed schedule. > InstallFest:: Probably too geeky unless you are prepared to explain > what an InstallFest is. > > For these reason, all of the above is not ideal. > > As an idea, what about Ubuntu Install Day? Though that sounds like it > excludes people that are wanting to ask questions. > > > > Great initiative, Jared. Good luck. > > > > Agreed with the above. > > Regards > > > George >
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