I heard back from a new knopix user, and he really liked the gui... Jamie
At 11:45 AM 7/17/03 -0700, you wrote: >On Thursday 17 July 2003 11:31 am, Bob Miller wrote: >> Ben Barrett wrote: >> > how about some smaller-scale install fests? The weekly publishes >> > announcements which are submitted by wednesday of the prior week -- we >> > could certainly do this on a thursday eve, if EFN's space is up for it, >> > or we could make weekend dates... I'm thinking that by holding multiple >> > smallish events, we'll be more effective at getting public attention, >> > and also give those folks with crazy schedules more of a chance to get >> > involved. >> >> Most LUGs have monthly or semimonthly events. We're already pushing >> the envelope (IMO) doing weekly clinics plus irregular presentations. >> I think we average about 0.2 installs per clinic, so the events can't >> >> get much smaller... (-: >> > I also think the Eugene Weekly is a great place to get >> > attention for a gig like that. >> >> I agree. >> >> Will we see you at EFN tonight, I hope? >> >> > My only serious away-dates are during >> > burning man (where I'll be doing the same kind of mission at at OCF, but >> > more solo -- I'd like to take more swag (info and cd's) along this >> > year), which is the last week in august, and might keep me away for ~10 >> > days or so. TripWire is cool..... >> >> I'd be happy to burn some KNOPPIX or Mandrake discs for you to take >> along, and so would other EUGLUGsters, I bet. By late August, KNOPPIX >> should be back to weekly releases, though, so I don't want to start >> burning too soon. How many would you like? >> >> > This year at the Fair, I thought there was a good mix of folks to came >> > by to get informed -- some did not know that there was internet there, >> > or anything computer-related >> >> And some, like me, who went to get away from computers for a day. *-: >> > It seem obvious that dual-booting, or other >> > migration issues, are the real deal to tackle when turning people on to >> > linux >> >> Live CDs are your best friend. But you're right, we need to have >> the next step ready. "I tried this Live Gentoo thing, and it's >> cool, but I want to put it on my hard drive." > >One of the things I like about Knoppix is that if you like it you can move it >right to your hard disk and your in business! > > >_______________________________________________ >EuG-LUG mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug > _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
