[Bradford] Linux/FOSS Info Stalls

[Clive Hills]

I'm disabled and a wheelchair user in Hebden Bridge I'd have some difficulty getting there.  I would also suggest that Fedora might be a good choice.I'd find Hudlug easier to get to.Regards

Clive





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On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 6:13 PM, John Robert Hudson
<j.r.hudson at virginmedia.com> wrote:

> Hi
> Can you let me have the date? I could bring some openSUSE DVDs (might even be 
> able to get some official ones from openSUSE if I know the date well in 
> advance).
> So, as Alice says, date is important - venue is no problem to get to.
> John
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> On Wednesday 12 Aug 2015 17:33:05 Alice . wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> http://www.theopencd.org used to be what I recommended for getting Windows
>> users into using some Floss software. Its apparently been disbanded for
>> some time though now, the alternatives they link to might be OK.
>> 
>> Some propaganda about Windows 10 privacy violations would be good. I'm sure
>> somebody must be making suitable fliers/posters about that.
>> 
>> I'd definitely be interested in hearing about the occupy.here WiFi node. My
>> piratebox has been running in the Lug meeting room for a fee months and
>> doesn't get much usage. To be fair it's not publicised though, an article
>> about it in the briefing Bradford magazine could be interesting.
>> 
>> If you need extra people on the stall and it's a weekend then I could
>> probably come over and lend a hand.
>> 
>> I'm sure others will have spare DVDs from Linux magazines. And maybe
>> contacts for other installation media, although its not a huge amount of
>> notice.
>> 
>> Regards
>> Alice
>> 
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>> On 12 Aug 2015 17:18, <david at nucleon.co.uk> wrote:
>> > Hi folks,
>> > 
>> > I’m after a few ideas and pointers - as I’m sure some of you will have
>> > done this sort of thing before.
>> > 
>> > I intend to run a Free & Open Source Software information stall, during a
>> > open day at a social club in the Huddersfield area, at the end of this
>> > month.  Obviously I will be steering people towards Linux where possible -
>> > so am thinking of having some CDs/DVDs available of a few of the more
>> > common distros to hand out (maybe with a small donation to cover the
>> > media).  I could also have some live USB sticks available (but definitely
>> > charge for the media!).
>> > 
>> > The only distros I’ve used on my own machines are Mint/Mate, Ubuntu &
>> > Lubuntu - so I’d probably offer these, at minimum, since they seem to be
>> > easy for relative newbies.  Would you recommend others (with reasons)?
>> > 
>> > I’m also thinking of having some Windows versions of LibreOffice on CD -
>> > as a sort of gateway drug - for those people who may be a bit scared of
>> > mainlining a new OS... ;-)
>> > 
>> > In your experience, what other things have you found to be useful for
>> > getting people interested?  Graphical software?  DTP?  Sound and video
>> > editing? Encryption? I also think the blatantly controlling / snooping /
>> > advertising / and generally nasty activities of Windows 10 might be a
>> > handy thing to highlight.
>> > 
>> > The venue will be the Red & Green Club in Milnsbridge - a collaborative
>> > venture between the various Green & Leftist groups in the area - so I’m
>> > hoping the audience are going to be more pleasantly disposed towards
>> > anything that helps prevent the corporate steamrollers from flattening
>> > everything in their path.
>> > 
>> > See http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/53.63848/-1.82293
>> > 
>> > Thoughts?
>> > 
>> > Cheers,
>> > 
>> > Dave B
>> > 
>> > ps. I’m hoping there will also be sufficient interest to be able to
>> > eventually start a Linux / FOSS group at the club. Maybe it's about time
>> > HudLUG was revived ;-)
>> > 
>> > p.p.s. BTW, I’ll also be running an “Occupy.Here” wifi node at the event
>> > http://occupyhere.org/ it might make for an interesting future talk at
>> > BradLUG, - when I can get up there again!
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
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