On Sep 01 1999, at 12:32, Rick Moen was caught saying:
> Hi, all. Just joined, finally. Thanks for taking the trouble to
> organise all this. Some thoughts in no particular order:
Rick,
Welcome aboard and thanks for all the great feedback!
I'll fix the grammatical errors this weekend when I have a chance
to work on LDD stuff. Comments regarding the rest:
> 3. Am I the only one who found it odd that a "day" might be seven days
> long?
Yes :) As mthawley mentioned, we had a rather involved discussion
regarding this very issue. Next year we will either a) make it a
single day, or b) rename it to Linux Demo Days as der.hans calls
it. I (and most on this list I think) believe that (a) is the best
option as it increases the probability that the general media (CNN)
will pick it up. This in turn makes more non-Linux users aware of the
event, thus increasing the turnout. Exactly what that one day is will
be the subject of another debate, but we'll hold off on that until after
this year's event is over.
> 4. "We are no longer accepting entries from LUGs as the date of the
> event is too close." Hmm. You could have said "any new listings will
> be too late to receive materials from our sponsors", but why also bar
> listing the events themselves?
Point taken & submission form enabled.
> 5. (From http://www.linuxdemo.org/staff.shtml:) "End user [1]
> application list. Bill is working on a application list to handout [2]
> to demo visitors that will list Windows applications along with Linux
> apps that serve the same purpose." Hmm. It may seem like a cavil, but
> isn't one of the biggest problems of Linux evangelism folks' insistence
> on a Windows-centric perspective?
>
> I have found it so, and try to stress Unix thinking up-front: Computers
> are network-centric, tasks are long-lived and can run one place and
> image somewhere else (X is a network protocol), the user is in control
> and can customise without ever affecting other users, computers are
> fast and stable. Like that.
>
> Yes, those _are_ subtle, long-term points to get across. All the more
> reason to start early: Sure, show them Star Office, but don't forget
> networked DOOM, Enlightenment themes, GIMP's Script-Fu, and exported
> X displays, because they're a Unix advantage with _no_ Windows
> equivalent. _And_ far more interesting.
I agree with you, but I still think it's very important to stress the
fact that you can find applications for Linux that perform the
same tasks as applications under Windows. As many before me
have said: people use applications, not operating systems.
Most people unfortunately equate computer to Windows. This means
that event after you tell users about all the advantages (technological.
philosophical, and economical) that Linux has over Windows , they will
still want to know whether they can perform a given task X (where
X can be accomplished with Windows) under Linux . It was a question
like that caused me to come up with this project in the first place.
I had ranted and raved about how wonderful Linux is to a friend (computer
literate, writes embedded device drivers, not your average end user)
for several months and one day she just looked at me and asked:
"But what can I _do_ with it?"
> While I'm at it.... You guys can use some copy-editing in a whole lot
> of small areas:
"I'm a coder Jim, not a writer" :)
I'm hoping to get someone from OSWG involved with this project
next time around to provide help with writting/editing/proof
reading of documents.
- Deepak
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