Op maandag 29-10-2007 om 20:58 uur [tijdzone +0100], schreef Pierre Vorhagen: > You see, it is maybe (probably), an error from my side, but I tend to > think that the first "targets" should be students. For many reasons, > but mainly because they are in general more quickly OK with trying out > something new.
Actually, judging from the response we get at the MicroMegaMarket fairs, the type of visitors we get at the linuxbabbel events (which hosted the URP in Roeselare) and the people & organisations that have asked me to talk about Ubuntu and/or help with installs, I get the impression that most of the people are actually *not* students. Most students in "technical" courses know how to install Ubuntu themselves, and most of them probably heard about linux and/or unix already. Now, unfortunately, most of the other students need Windows because professors simple force them to use it (often citing ridiculous reasons for that requirement). One thing I have found is that people who don't have a lot of experience with computers need help to install Ubuntu, probably some time to adapt to it, support from other people adapted to their experience (_not_ "open a terminal and enter ..."), etc. Of course, this is not really surprising... So: (also) try to get outside of the academic and IT "inside circle". Try to get linux/Ubuntu into "ordinary" people's home. Try to get them out of their home to gather with other linux users. Make sure they don't feel alienated at linux user gatherings. (I hope this doesn't sound too much like some preaching... ;-) ) -- Jan Claeys -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com You can find list info and your subscription configuration options at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be
