[Infopoint] The state of the (Infopoint)?

alan c aeclist at candt.waitrose.com
Sat Apr 21 20:20:13 BST 2007


Tony Whitmore wrote:
> alan c wrote:
>> Tony Whitmore wrote:
>>> I don't think computer fairs themselves are bad places for advocacy.
>>> It's just that there isn't a huge ground swell of support from our LUG
>>> to keep the stands staffed. As ever it comes down to two or three
>>> people, if that.
>> 
>> Yes but all you need is one person  minimum. I work single handed, with
>> a second person on two occasions. It is tiring ther is often a small
>> queue listening to one discussion.
> 
> We found three to be a minimum number required to make a stand viable -
> storing and bringing equipment, talking to people and covering loo and
> food breaks. And these were at very quiet fairs.

Well no wonder that I get a bit tired doing it single handed then! I 
have been doing it over more than a year, monthly when I am in 
bracknell (home), and will certainly be trying to continue.
-- 
alan cocks
Kubuntu user#10391



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