yuri, please update the Planned Meetings page on the wiki. On Sat, February 2, 2008 10:32 pm, yuri wrote: > On Tuesday 12 Feb, > Julia and I will be presenting a talk aimed at Linux-curious folk > entitled "Is Linux Right For Me?". > I will be presenting some pros and cons and considerations to help > people decide whether Linux is the right choice for them. > Julia will be talking about her experiences as a non-techie using > Linux because it happens to be the only operating system available in > her household (because her husband can't/won't maintain Microsoft > software). > > I will be covering the normal tasks most people want from their > computer - email, browsing, wordprocessing, playing music, playing > video. > I will also mention (briefly) some of the philosophical reasons for using > Linux. > I will be honest and mention special cases where I think people should > stick to Windows or MacOS. > > I will not be covering gaming. > If any Linux gamers want to give a short spiel about gaming on Linux > please let me know ASAP and I'll slot you in. Caleb? > > Any other tasks I should cover? > > Julia will talk about her successes and failures in trying to Get > Things Done the way most non-geeks just want to Get Things Done. > > Yuri > >
-- Nick Rout
