How about a more project or demonstration oriented 'Fest'? Something like, "Bring your Linux box and we'll help you setup a website, or a file server, or a music server or something"
Demonstrate some of the benefits of running Linux. The many things you can do e.g. Raspberry Pi or Android. On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Todd Millecam <[email protected]> wrote: > > To start off we are going to host a Unix Install-Fest in a couple of > weeks. > >> > More details will be announced soon. Whether or not you want to try >> out a >> > new distro you should still come by. It will be a good opportunity to >> > personally meet other members of the group and maybe introduce your >> friends >> > to Unix-like Operating Systems. >> >> My personal opinion is that Linux is now so easy to install that it's >> hard to drum up lots of interest through an install fest anymore. Back >> in the day, it was so much more intimidating, but these days, Linux is >> easier to install than Windows. It's been a couple of years since I've >> been to an install fest, but if I remember correctly, attendance got >> pretty low. >> >> Last install-fest was Jon and myself just catching up for about 30 > minutes before leaving. Think we played with the live environment on > Scientific Linux for a bit. . . > Might be worth-while to include some shady jail-breaking android devices > in the corner at one of these. > > -- > Todd Millecam > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > -- Devin Flake 801-368-5595 [email protected] http://flake.homelinux.net
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