> > Actually, I think the single most compelling reason to
> > run Linux on a home / hobby computer is this: It is fun
> > to know something that others don't.
>
> I like that too, but I think in the long term that kind of attitude
> will hurt Linux. We need more people to use Linux if we want more
> software/hardware to be supported under Linux.
It seems very important to me !
Better to help people to feel more efficient and more creative, step by
step along the need, than to maintain a border between 'gurus' and
ordinary people.
We must enter the mind of the targeted audience (so its definition is a
must).
Some sample demonstrations, easy to follow, are more important than
a full suite of high-level presentations, hard to follow even at the
technical vocabulary level.
My experience of congresses and seminars reminds me that the better
presentations must follow a well defined scheme with clear goals, provide
some respirations to help the 'learner' to settle down and reassemble the
information.
Moreover, the learner must leave with an agreable sentiment of self
satisfaction : having been able to follow and to have discovered
new perspectives.
Then and only then, he/she is hooked and becomes a demanding person, in
place of a reluctant one.
Storm lectures presenting as many aspects as possible in the shortest
time are amongst the worst ones.
Regards,
Alain
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