[Sussex] Open day outline

[FRANK JAMES]

Could I ask Littlehampton Gazette to print it?
Frank 

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--- On Sun, 10/5/09, Gavin Stevens <starshine at gavmusic.uklinux.net> wrote:
From: Gavin Stevens <starshine at gavmusic.uklinux.net>
Subject: [Sussex] Open day outline
To: "Sussex LUG" <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Date: Sunday, 10 May, 2009, 1:19 AM

Further to the discussion at the last moot, here is an outline for a possible
"Open Day" designed to attract both newcomers to computers & those
who are "Linux-curious" but need some idea of what Linux has to offer.

Attendees to arrive at 9:30 for 10:00 start.

Seminar 1: 

1.1: Welcome - explain to those who are new to computers that Linux can offer
them a low-cost & user-friendly passage into home computing.

1.2: What is Linux & where does it come from? Simple overview of the
origins of the Linux kernel & the GNU OS - nothing too deep at this stage.
(A compare & contrast of Windows & Linux will follow).

1.3: Compare & contrast Windows & Linux. A "translator"
between Windows & Linux apps.(e.g: MS Office/OpenOffice.org; Image editing
etc.) Finish this section by contrasting the licences for Windows & Linux.
Informative but simple - doesn't need to be an in depth analysis of the GNU
GPL or MS licence agreement.
This first seminar sets the scene for subsequent seminars of the day which will
deal with comparing & contrasting Windows & Linux apps for specific
tasks.

Seminar 2: Office applications: MS Office compared with OpenOffice.org for
essential office tasks (maybe also mention AbiWord & Gnumeric).

Seminar 3: Internet & E-mail applications: Should be fairly easy to compare
Firefox on Windows with Firefox on Linux or Seamonkey with Seamonkey. Oh, did I
forget Internet Explorer? Also, Outlook Express/Windows Mail compared to a Linux
standalone like Claws Mail.

Seminar 4: Image editing: Could be quite a popular one this, as most people
have at least a semi-regular need, in this age of digital photography, to edit
& print images. Compare a couple of Windows image editors with the GIMP
&/or Inkscape.

Seminar 5: Music listening & recording.

Seminar 6: OK, I like this Linux thing - how do I install it? Maybe do a real
installation of Ubuntu (which was agreed at the moot as a representative &
popular distro).

Notes: For all of the above, I would suggest only using a comparison with
Windows apps briefly, the main purpose being to promote & demonstrate the
Linux apps.

Also point out that there are Windows versions of most of the apps mentioned as
being for Linux. In fact most of them are equal in support for Windows &
Linux. Suggest that the Windows version of an app that you would use on Linux is
a good way to become familiar before installing Linux itself.

I could spend all night noting little ideas & thoughts that keep popping
into my head, but I will leave it there & offer the above as a rough
outline. Discussion, debate, other ideas & questions are most welcome &
indeed essential if this project is going to become reality.

Gavin.

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