Ed has been doing a good job and the timing is right. Ed's click by click lectures are practical and easy. His promotion with multimedia at the monthly meetings and open house also help. The user can see they will miss nothing but have better performance using free software. Another big help is Vista and the terrible reviews it's getting. Thanks to Ed's hard work, people at CCCC know they have a place to run and how to get there.
Check out what other CCCC users have to say: "Think I will plan on getting a new box before Vista takes over. ? With Vista it may not be possible to play high definition video and audio material." and "I'm glad this sort of thing is being made known to the general public. This is one of the major reasons why I've stated I will never run Vista. Fortunately, the current version of Sage TV supports HD!" The horror stories are rolling in from those who try it. Sitting with the ACM people today, I heard a student talk about trying to install Vista. His conclusion was that nothing worked. If you care about free software, this is the time to show it off. Vista does not work well, the new lock out formats are not established and the old ones have been mastered. Free software is now the path of least resistance for people who just want their computers to work. On Wednesday 07 February 2007 13:20, John Hebert wrote: > > Ed, big thanks to you for taking over for the Linux SIG a long time ago. > You are definitely doing a better job than I ever did!
