[Yhslug] May meeting: Intro to Libre

[Nicholas Wheeler]

You're planning on having the OpenCD available, right? That way, if
students aren't allowed to reinstall their system, etc etc, they can
at least install a variety of open source programs that run on both
windows and linux.

On 4/24/07, Thomas Doggette <tdoggette at gmail.com> wrote:
> Coming up May 18: an introductory meeting for students on OSS, Libre,
> and Ubuntu. You've seen the schedule before, I sent it out a while
> back for feedback.
>
> Tentative schedule:
>
> 1) Intro to free software, Linux, etc. with a focus on why Joe
> Yorktown would want to use in instead of Windows. Maybe use Firefox as
> a practical example, real quick, of what libre can do. This bit would
> be maybe 10 or 15 minutes, just an intro.
>
> 2) Short break for questions and so on, then talk about Ubuntu. Give
> out CDs. Start an install on some machine, have it running on a
> separate monitor as we demonstrate how wonderful and flexible and
> awesome Ubuntu is on the projector.
>
> 3) Pizza. This is why people will show up anyway.
>
> 4) Something hands-on. Show how to use our new, fresh install. Show
> off what it comes with, how to add more, if it's on a decent machine,
> install and show off Beryl or xgl (or do that as part of step 2)
>
> 5) Give out more CDs. Give out copies of the stuff we presented on.
> Set a date for an InstallFest. Get people's email, send them home.
>
> If you are experienced with shiny 3D dektops, have something to add to
> the presentation, or have a computer you'd be willing to loan as the
> installation and shiny graphics demo box, drop a line.
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