[Sussex] Open day outline

[Gavin Stevens]

Frank,

The outline below is a very rough draft idea for an "Open day". Nothing is set in stone as yet - dates, venues, the small matter of who gives each talk & supply & use of equipment all have to be decided.

As soon as we're ready to roll then I shall be delighted & most grateful for your assistance in bringing this event to the notice of as many people as possible.

I shall be taking you up on your kind offer in due course.

Best wishes,

Gavin. 

On Sun, 10 May 2009 11:18:25 +0000 (GMT)
FRANK JAMES <frank.james4 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Could I ask Littlehampton Gazette to print it?
> Frank 
> 
> This may come from a Dell with Crashbang, or from an Asus Eee PC
> series midget lap top with another Linux Distro, this time "Easy
> Peasy". A LUG member just supplied me with a  Debian 5 disk, so you
> may receive my e-mails from that too. Sometimes I use a minimac. I
> can assure you that I no longer use XP and Vista is almost unknown to
> me. I find Linux OS's are all that I need! Linux is great!
> 
> 
> --- 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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