All: My apologies for not updating you on what is happening vis-a-vis Bangalore IT.COM - too many things have been happening here simultaneously, and then, to top it, I got floored by the infamous Bangalore Bug (those of you who watched "The Mask" on Cartoon Network yesterday will know what *that* felt like). We (the unofficial group in Bangalore that has taken responsibility of making the event happen) had a meeting recently with PCQ editor Krishna Kumar, and considered all the suggestions made by all of you. Naturally we had to accept right up front that there is a limit to how many of these suggestions could actually be implemented, but I think we managed quite well. Time for the call for volunteers - people who will actually man the various sections of the stall, and people who will take "ownership" of these sections. Later this evening (I will post a note when) I will put up a page on www.linux-india.org detailing the "projects", the profile of people who should handle them, the time frames, etc. (I don't want to put this information into the list because it would be too transient in nature). Note that *this* is getting *real* - this means that don't volunteer for something unless you actually fit the profile. I know that many of you would object to this kind of "filtering" but remember that we need to put up a professional, comprehensive and credible show - every "uh, I am not really sure if you can do that with Linux, but Windows sux" answer to a question at that stall will IRREVERSIBLY damage Linux in the eyes of the audience. This was a commitment we made to PCQ (the *only* commitment, in fact) - that we will *not* feed people with garbage that will lead to articles like we saw recently in Outlook India. Factual, to the point, professional, qualified, sane, honest....these are the qualities we will need. Most of all - be sure that when you volunteer for a particular section, you are *qualified* to do so. This does not mean that you need to have a Ph.D in the subject, but it does mean that you know *exactly* what you are talking about when it comes to this topic. For example, if you are manning the "Linux@Work" section, and someone asks about running Windows programs under Linux, be clear what the question is - "Can I run a Windows program *on* a Linux box", in which case the answer is Wine or VMvare, or "Can I run Windows programs *off* a Linux box" in which case the answer is Samba. Over the past few days I have repeatedly seen total confusion being created by people supplying the wrong answer to a question. To make sure that we have the right people, ILUG-Bangalore is going to do a dry-run on the 23rd of October, and possibly the 24th, too, during which we will try and coach people on how to handle the stall. Details will be sent out in the next day or two. Now let me get back to writing the document with the details. May the Source be with us all. Atul ----------------------------------------------------------- Atul Chitnis | [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PGP:6011BCB8) C&B Consulting | http://www.cbconsulting.com Bangalore, India | +91(80)3440397 Fax +91(80)3341137 ----------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available. Please search the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question to avoid repetition and save bandwidth.