One day exhibition of Linux?
How about someone running a 'one day workshop'? With a list of demonstrations to be collectively decided on. (The problem will be catering for beginners and more advanced users in the same session...perhaps split between morning and afternoon). What I would like is Setting up a LINUX box (I must say I generally find that easier than windoze) Configuring the Xserver/video drivers. Configuring Sound, network Configuring Printers (still a bit of mystery to me - unless you have postscript) Accessing the server remotely - Telnet, Xserver clients(Humminbird) and Acorn's Gnome Setting up and Using VNC (which some see as a cheap alternative to Xserver) Downloading, unpacking and installing RPM type applications. Typical Applications - Applix, Netscape, Star Office, GIMP, others? And (why not) recompiling your own Kernel to include/exclude various bits. I could offer the facilties for free - but not the expertise! Although I suspect many would prefer London as more 'central' communicationwise.
I would be willing to come along, provided that enough people were going to be there. The problem of course is that members of this list are all spread out all over the country. We could also host something here for those in the south-east: again I'd be ready to do that on a regular basis if there were enough interest. People should also join their local LUG (Linux User Group - some are very active, others less so): there's a lot of goodwill out there ... I spoke at the Manchester LUG meeting on Saturday, partly about Linux in schools - there were a good lot of people there. (By the way if anyone would like a copy of my talk, I'm happy to mail it to them) On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, Alan Davies wrote:
-- Roger Whittaker SuSE Linux Ltd The Kinetic Centre Theobald Street Borehamwood Herts WD6 4PJ ---------------------- 020 8387 1482 ---------------------- roger@suse-linux.co.uk ----------------------
On Thu 23 Mar, Alan Davies wrote:
Excellent idea! I'm for the London vicinity.... -- Mark Farmer, Network Manager, Tonbridge School, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1JP, England Telephone 01732 304264 Fax 01732 363424 Mail to: mjf@tonbschl.demon.co.uk
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Alan Davies
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Mark Farmer
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Roger Whittaker