Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK Team Reboot (Alan Pope)
For advocacy, I've taken a similar route to that of Melodie[1] I sourced a coupler of old computers, installed lubuntu on them and donated them to the local youth centre. So, they get to use the OS :D Old kit lends itself to l/xubuntu and the likes of bentoo. Heck, I even learned how to make a non-pae kernel for 14.04 LTS kernel :) I think doing that sort of thing is far more productive than giving lectures. Regards, Phill. 1. http://linuxvillage.org/en/ P.S. I've just sourced and shipped 10 X 100GB hard drives to linuxvillage, as Melodie had had 10 machines donated, but the company had destroyed the hard drives for data protection reasons. On 4 December 2014 at 21:55, Gareth France wrote: > > > On 04/12/14 21:51, Nigel Verity wrote: > >> but the few events I've attended seem always to appeal mainly to all the >> local Linux enthusiasts, so the "evangelists" just end up preaching to the >> converted. >> > > I have tried a number of times to set something up which reaches out to a > new crowd but any attempt to discuss it on here and look for ideas or > support was always shot down. People seemed to have to ability to sap my > enthusiasm quite quickly. Often saying why would we need that when the > Reading group is just down the road etc. > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK Team Reboot (Alan Pope)
On 04/12/14 21:51, Nigel Verity wrote: but the few events I've attended seem always to appeal mainly to all the local Linux enthusiasts, so the "evangelists" just end up preaching to the converted. I have tried a number of times to set something up which reaches out to a new crowd but any attempt to discuss it on here and look for ideas or support was always shot down. People seemed to have to ability to sap my enthusiasm quite quickly. Often saying why would we need that when the Reading group is just down the road etc. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] UK Team Reboot (Alan Pope)
Hi Popey I think you are right that some new initiatives wouldn't go amiss. I've nothing but praise for this list, though. I've posted quite a lot of pleas for advice over the last 3 or 4 years and only ever drawn a blank on one occasion. Advocacy is a great idea, but the few events I've attended seem always to appeal mainly to all the local Linux enthusiasts, so the "evangelists" just end up preaching to the converted. Going in somewhere completely cold seems to be a very hard and largely unproductive slog. I always talk to people about FLOSS when the opportunity presents itself, and I've had the best responses in "warm" environments, where people rely on using computers but not as the focus of their interests. I'm thinking of camera clubs, amateur astronomy groups and so on. Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
