Yes, I have signed the CoC but will point out that the comment
wasn't
intended as an attack. If interpreted as a negative, I apologise.
Regards
George
On 24 May 2012 18:44, Andre Mangan <[email protected]> wrote:
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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