Hey Easwar! It is a great idea to show demo so that people see for themselves the usability of the software. But, how have you planned to publicize the event, so the people know that this demo is being conducted. In case your target audience is the resident students, you can put some posters on the campus, or request the professors to announce about the event in the classrooms. Hope the event turns out to be a success so that we can replicate the same at other campuses also. Wish I could have been in Mumbai to lend you a helping hand. All the best!
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 10:20 PM, Easwar Hariharan <meindian...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm a student of the Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology[RAIT] located > in the DY Patil University Campus at Nerul in Navi Mumbai.I intend to > hold a demonstration and installfest of Ubuntu on 27th and 28th > respectively. > > Demonstration: > > On 27th,I plan to set up 4-5 machines with Ubuntu 8.04[LTS] installed > with eye candy and requisite non-free codecs and to attract people > with compiz effects [as bait to get them looking at the machines] and > natural curiosity.Allow them to play with the machines and explain to > them the various replacements for applications they use on > Windows.Planning to > spout philosophy for the really curious. :) > > Explain the features vis-a-vis Windows,career possibilities and use of > GNU/Linux in universities and companies abroad.I plan organize an > install fest next day for those interested who will sign up in a > registration book of sorts. > > Installfest: > > I have 28 odd Ubuntu 8.04 32 bit CDs.I plan to install for those who > bring their boxes and hand them a CD.If people can't bring their > machines,ask them to check out the installation procedure,and hand out > CDs. > > If I run out of CDs(which would be known by the number of people who > sign up for the installfest the previous day),I ask them to bring > their flash stick and create a bootable image on them,provided their > boxes have USB boot capabilities.Also planning to keep a CD Writer > handy. > > Where I need help in this plan is to arrange for the machines for the > first day.Ideally,I plan to have a range of specifications from low > power to highly powered rigs. > > I also need experienced people to lend their expertise in framing how > to speak to people who drop in to check out the machines on the first > day and points to be covered while speaking.And,last but not least,I > need to be pointed out holes in the plan,and help with patching them. > > > Regards, > Easwar > Registered Linux user #442065 > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in >
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