[SLUG] Beginners class

[john at johnallsopp.co.uk]

> john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:
>> Choosing a distribution (go away, look into them, get a few, run the
>> live distros)
>
> I presume here we're pre-choosing a menu for them to select from?
>
> I think we should just plump for one to be honest - probably Ubuntu
> seeing as Fedora's quite experimental. Although we'd need a backup I
> suppose in the case of insurmountable hardware issues (poor Lucy).
>
> I don't think that involving the new person in that decision process
> would do anything other than confuse them.
>
>> Installation issues: disc space/installing a new disc, dual booting
>> or
>> not, backing up your data, what software do you run atm and what do
>> you need in future, compatible/incompatible hardware (go away and
>> prepare your machine)
>
> I think that this will be dealt with quite quickly, we'd need to get a
> list of hardware and *try* to assure ourselves that drivers exist but
> even with the best planning this can still go wrong.
>
> Software should be nice and simple too - 95% of users use their
> machines
> for web/email/word processing/installing viruses for 99% of the time I
> reckon.
>
>> Installation: granted this is three months later, but I'd defend
>> that.
>
> I reckon this is month two - month one we met them, got them to go
> away
> and make their hardward/software list, post it the group, we check our
> favoured distribution supports their needs so we have this in place
> for
> month two while they're still excited.
>
>> Then on through setting up things like mp3/dvd, printers, any other
>> issues people have, and demos of the most common software and what
>> you
>> can do with them. Make the programme last twelve months and then we
>> just start all over again.
>
> This could have been in month one too - maybe they needed this to
> convince them Linux was worth installing and then a refresher post
> install?
>
>> There's also the issue of someone being my
>> backup in case of illness or double-booking.
>
> When I say "we", I'm being royal. I'll be long gone before this gets
> arranged. I think it's a good project though and I'll be staying on
> the
> lists.
>
> Steve O

Aye, all good. I'll take that on board and, with luck, come back to it
with a plan.

J