[fsug-tvm] Re: Discontinuing Install Fests
I really find it hard to believe! Exactly one year after we started our series of installfest, every city folk interested in GNU/Linux has learned to install it themselves! Remember how many people turned up for the first installfest? Either we achieved our targets well beyond our wildest dreams, or we have seriously faltered in our pre- installfest PR jobs (No flame intended). I am interested in knowing what everyone thinks. Anyway, I am in support of this idea. No meaning in setting up an install venue if no one is going to install something there. However, for phase 2, we need some interesting activity to keep up the interest in FOSS. Any ideas as interesting as installfests? Regards, Gokul Das --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[fsug-tvm] Re: Discontinuing Install Fests
Even i back this idea. Not to completely withdraw install fests, but to reduce the frequency, may be once in an year or so. Now it should be seminars and workshops. Now we are getting only media requests for new distributions/updates and people know to install. And prasad chetta it was not a one day install fest at Technopark, it was five days. Sep 1-5 2008. The third item in the list. Anyway each of us should tell our friends the need for free software and should always help them install it and use it. -- Anoop Jacob Thomas --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[fsug-tvm] Re: Discontinuing Install Fests
I think, now we can move on to colleges and start introductory seminars. = .--. |o_o | |:_ / | / / \ \ (|| ) /'\_ _ / `\ \___)=(___/ http://maheshmohan.wordpress.com Mahakavi Kumaranashan Said... maaruvin... allengil mattum swayamathu ningale thaan Switch to GNU/Linux before you are forced to.. ! = On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Anoop Jacob Thomas wrote: > Even i back this idea. Not to completely withdraw install fests, but to > reduce the frequency, may be once in an year or so. > Now it should be seminars and workshops. Now we are getting only media > requests for new distributions/updates and people know to install. > And prasad chetta it was not a one day install fest at Technopark, it was > five days. Sep 1-5 2008. The third item in the list. > Anyway each of us should tell our friends the need for free software and > should always help them install it and use it. > -- > Anoop Jacob Thomas > > > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[fsug-tvm] Re: Discontinuing Install Fests
Hi, The install fests and road shows are good for creating an awareness. Once the awareness is created , there must be some avenues for enhancing knowledge. We can reduce the number to one or 2 per year and focus more on developing a community of power users. We can think of a) One day workshops. b) Half day tutorials c) Some invited talks on emerging topics Also, If we can tie up with some computer institute it will be good for practical workshops. A small fee like Rs 100 or 50 can be charged to meet the expenses. Sunil On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Prasad SR wrote: > > I think as of this install fest the one at LBS, which was a g8 one, we can > discontinue the series of Install Fest. > The LUG has already met targets set for its stage one. We can move to stage > 2 of our operations. As of today we need to put only stalls and one day > workshops rather than install fest. ( Its my personal opinion ) > > The lug has done 8 main fests as listed. > 1. 2 day fest @ Disha 08 at Kanakakunnu > 2. 1 day fest @ Cotton Hill LPS for general public > 3. One week fest @ Technopark for IT people > 4. 1 day fest @ Christ Nagar School, Vellambalam > 5. 3 day fest @ International Conference on Freedom in Computing, > kanakakunnu > 6. 2 day fest @ MBT, nalachira > 7. 2 day fest @ Disha 09, kanakakunnu > 8. 2 day fest @ LBS, Poojapura > > Over 50 PCs has been installed and 1000+ CD/DVDs have been written through > Freedom Toaster. > > What say guys? > > > @ Aashik > please upload the photos. > > > > -- > -- > Regards, > > Prasad.S.R > > "Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different > sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes." -- CHE > > > > > -- Sunil T T Assistant Professor Dept. of Electronics College of Engineering Attingal Pin 695 101 http://brainstorms.in --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[fsug-tvm] Re: Discontinuing Install Fests
workshops must be conducted for students such as practice in octave as an alternative for matlab,and like other softwares that students use in programming field or in animation field they should be made aware of using free softwares.in my college most computer science have practical labs in linux they are using hardy they dont know how to do sql in ubuntu for me too i installed an ide codeblocks for doing c++ programs but it was a mess in configuring all that to view output so beginners may quit due to these difficulties and now a days compiz effects is the only thing that attract them to linux...most people are not good in using open office too --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[fsug-tvm] Re: Discontinuing Install Fests
Hi, In my college ,CET we are doing weekly sessions on basic topics which would be helpful to a newbie(sadly we haven't had an install fest as such ). Anyways with the simplicity of installation that is provided by the leading distros people actually need to put less effort in the installation. But the sad fact is that very few put in the little bit of effort to actually taste the linux flavour.We need people who have had lots of experience with tools like gdb,gimp,openoffice,editors and ide's as well as specific tools(qcad etc) to give demos and talks. I feel that users would be benifitted by this. Yadu Nand B S4 comp.sci CET --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[fsug-tvm] Re: Discontinuing Install Fests
There is one more point we should consider. During the first install fest it was the general public who came for installations. And in christ nagar install fest it was again few(general public) and very few students(internal participation). So next time an install fest is conducted we should be able to focus on the audience. Whether we are targeting the general public or the students/employees of the institute/organization conducting the install fest. So if it is the general public massive publicity is needed, its not just an expo to get information but a fest to get GNU/Linux installed. So that has to be given importance. Now if it is the internal audience we are targeting, make a registration campaign and find out how many will turn up. If we have required number then go ahead with the program and give them appointments to come for the fest with the systems. Now if the number is less then the organizers should consider helping them individually. Rather than hosting an install fest. Based on statistics the publicity work is very very less. Two of the install fests had news paper reports and that helped a lot. And rest didn't have any, it was just a discussion on this group and it was not known to anybody. So it is the organizers responsibility to do the PR work and not of FSUG, an organizer is the one who takes initiative for a program. Well FSUG members can blog on it, mail the information to friends, institutes and others. So if we have required publicity and required turn out then continuing with install fests in this frequency or greater is fine, otherwise just once a year with a good publicity and turnout will be better. I have another opinion to install fests, rather than conducting a install fest, let us do a service campaign every 2 weeks on saturdays or atleast once every month on second saturdays at a fixed place. And Space-Kerala office would be an apt location coz of accesibility. Well again if we volunteers can help them at their houses it is unmatchable. -- Anoop Jacob Thomas --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[fsug-tvm] Re: Discontinuing Install Fests
Since we are discussing future plans, just a suggestion. Some computer users would like to learn more about using GNU/Linux. Specifically, they would like to learn about tools available for different purposes (like web designing, audio-visual manipulations, etc.) and to some extent about the internals (file system, command line, etc.) They would also like to learn installation and trouble-shooting procedures. Most of them wouldn't even know about the different desktop environments. The problem is that they are employed and will be free only on Sundays or in the morning or evening hours. Can we think of arranging some workshops for them? We may need to hire a computer lab. Some school may possibly be willing to give their lab. Or we may have to hire computers. We should be able to charge the trainees at least to meet our expenditure. We may have to do this in small batches of ten or fifteen. What say? Best -- V. Sasi Kumar Free Software Foundation of India Please visit http://swatantryam.blogspot.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
