[SLUG] Library display posters

[Bob Garrood]

Hi

Thanks John for you suggestions on my piece on Education.  I am redrafting, 
incorporating most of your suggestions, and rearranging so that the more 
positive material about available software comes at the start, before what I 
now see is a bit of a private rant about schools. 

I tried to install Helvetica.  I had no problems discovering how to install, 
but when I tried to find a site to download from,  I found plenty that wanted 
lots of money, but no free downloads.  Do you know of a site?

I withdraw my vote for Slackware as an install.  I'm still a fan, but I just 
installed OpenOffice0.2, and mastering Slackware packages may take me about a 
decade.  Has anyone got a disc of Debian Sarge they can lend me?  

I like the idea of a piece of paper with the web address to be left on a table 
in front of the display.  Could it be business card size, with advice on the 
rear for following up on the website?  If we convert the handouts to html and 
put them on the site, then the interested can follow up on the library 
computers. 

I've looked into putting an icon put on the library machines.  It looks 
unlikely.  I can't find out about local technical support.  I will have 
another try next week.

A guide to getting started with Linux, choice of distributions, what you need 
to find out about your system, etc., might combine well with the how to put 
together cheap suitable hardware for Linux, even if it meant using a staple.

I vote for, and don't mind writing some of:
Linux in Education
A £100 Linux machine
Getting started with Linux

Bob

Bob