Whey hey - from another Slackware Linux fan I must say I think that would be great - introducing some more new people to Slackware. After all if you're running Fluxbox the front end isn't very complex and newcomers should feel at home - maybe even pleasantly surprised!<div>
BgEddy</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 9 March 2011 20:38, Sebastian Arcus <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shop@open-t.co.uk">shop@open-t.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hi,<br>
<br>
I could bring along a laptop installed with Slackware and running Fluxbox. Would that fit the bill? I know it's not exactly one of the popular distros - but maybe to add some variety? I found Fluxbox useful and snappy on a slow processor (Intel U2500 - 1.2GHz).<br>
<br>
Also, few things I usually find useful are Navit (mapping and GPS software - can use maps from OpenMaps), Audacity, Inkscape, and the usual Thunderbird, LibreOffice, Skype etc..<br>
<br>
I've also just stumbled over Transcribe! - which is suppose to ease the job of transcribing music from a recorded track. But didn't get the chance to try it yet.<br>
<br>
On the other hand, I could bring along an Ubuntu laptop, if Slackware is a little bit on the abrupt side (which it is, really :-) ).<br>
<br>
Maybe we could make a list of standard/most popular type of apps (office, IM, email, web browsing, video playing, photo organisers, music organisers, scanning etc.) and coordinate among people who is demo-ing what?<br>
<br>
Let me know if you think any of the above would help,<br>
<br>
Sebastian<div class="im"><br>
<br>
<br>
On 03/09/2011 08:24 PM, Les Pritchard wrote:<br>
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Hi Sebastian,<br>
The aim of the talk is to introduce people to Linux as a desktop OS, so<br>
we're not going to be showing them anything too heavy. We're just<br>
looking for the kind of apps that might make people realise how usable<br>
it is and tempt people into trying it.<br>
Les<br>
<br>
On 9 March 2011 19:41, Sebastian Arcus <<a href="mailto:shop@open-t.co.uk" target="_blank">shop@open-t.co.uk</a><br></div><div class="im">
<mailto:<a href="mailto:shop@open-t.co.uk" target="_blank">shop@open-t.co.uk</a>>> wrote:<br>
<br>
I would be kind of interested. Are there any more details as to what<br>
type of apps are they after? Or who is the intended audience?<br>
<br>
For example, if they want to have a peek at my super-secret<br>
algorithm for predicting the weather in the local Tesco car park,<br>
calculating the odds that the Earth will get hit by a shower of<br>
cheese crackers, and saving the world - all-in-one - well I'm afraid<br>
that is off limits. Everything else is negotiable :-)<br>
<br>
Sebastian<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 03/09/2011 07:25 PM, Dan Lynch wrote:<br>
<br>
This is a quick forward from the Chester LUG list. There's a<br>
Linux event<br>
next Wednesday night (March 16th) at the University. They're<br>
looking for<br>
people to bring machines running Linux to demo if possible. Any<br>
LivLUG<br>
people who might be interested let me know.<br>
<br>
Many thanks,<br>
<br>
Dan<br>
<br>
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Date: Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 6:09 PM<br>
Subject: [Chester LUG] Fwd: Linux on the Desktop 16/03/2011<br>
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Hi all,<br>
The Linux event we're doing for the BCS is happening next week at<br>
Chester Uni. As I've mentioned before, I'd really like to have<br>
people<br>
bring along their laptops running Linux to demo the different<br>
desktop<br>
environments or any useful apps you use. If you can come to the<br>
event<br>
and can bring a laptop please let me know so I can judge numbers.<br>
I'm hoping it will be a good event as we have a good speaker!<br>
Les<br>
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Date: 9 March 2011 08:24<br>
Subject: Linux on the Desktop 16/03/2011<br>
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Dear All<br>
<br>
19.00 for 19.30 - next Wednesday - 16/03/2011.<br>
<br>
<br>
City of Chester University - Binks building - 8 on the map: -<br>
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<a href="http://www.chester.ac.uk/sites/files/chester/ApplicantDayBookletChesterCampusSat2011_pp16-16.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.chester.ac.uk/sites/files/chester/ApplicantDayBookletChesterCampusSat2011_pp16-16.pdf</a><br>
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This is the modern building very close to the central parking area.<br>
<br>
Letting us know of your prior intention to attend would be<br>
appreciated<br>
though<br>
not essential.<br>
------<br>
<br>
Linux, a Unix derivative, is well known as a server operating<br>
system. It<br>
is the<br>
most popular choice for Internet servers across the world,<br>
critical server<br>
systems and is run on over 90% of the top 500 fastest super<br>
computers in the<br>
world. At the other end, Linux can be found embedded in many of<br>
the day<br>
to day<br>
appliances we use, including eBook readers, mobile phones, TVs<br>
and even<br>
cars.<br>
<br>
In between these two great success stories, Linux has been<br>
evolving as a<br>
real<br>
competitor in the world of desktop computing. Microsoft Windows<br>
is a clear<br>
market leader, but there is a growing demand for usable, more secure<br>
operating<br>
systems.<br>
<br>
This talk will look at how Linux has evolved as a desktop operating<br>
system and<br>
will give several demonstrations of the look and feel provided<br>
by the latest<br>
distributions. It will show how you can use a fast, secure and<br>
completely<br>
customisable operating system for free!<br>
<br>
Speaker Profile<br>
<br>
Dan Lynch is a broadcaster, journalist and web developer with a<br>
passion for<br>
Linux and Open Source software; first encountering Linux while<br>
studying<br>
for a<br>
Computer Science degree at Chester University (then Chester<br>
College) in late<br>
2001.<br>
<br>
He has co-hosted the weekly Linux Outlaws podcast to a large<br>
audience<br>
for the<br>
last 3 years, meeting and interviewing many of the biggest names<br>
in the Open<br>
Source world and attending regular industry events. He also<br>
co-hosts FLOSS<br>
Weekly on the TWIT network, develops web sites with Drupal (an<br>
Open Source<br>
Content Management System) and has written for many Linux<br>
publications and<br>
websites. In addition, Dan organised a large International Free<br>
Software<br>
event<br>
called Oggcamp10 in Liverpool in 2010.<br>
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