On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 11:29, Josh Coates wrote: > nice flyer - very informative. > > however, if you ask me, i think these are the reasons byu students should > get involved with linux: > > 1 - every new major internet technology uses linux > 2 - you will likely get a higher paying job if you know linux > 3 - if you don't learn linux, you will be obsolete before you even graduate ^^^^^^^^^^^ This one used to seem counter-intuitive to me, and it might to our potential, um, comrades. Why on earth would I want to learn a 30-year old OS? Therefore we might need to emphasize that linux-based skills are much more easily transferred to other operating systems than windows-specific skills are transferred to other platforms. For me Linux isn't the be all end all of my computer use. Instead the skills and tools I learned on Linux are helping me reach MacOS and Windows targets as well.
Michael > > there is a strong case for each of these points, and even if some folks > disagree (and those who do disagree are either not talking about mainstream > new technology or need to get hit with a clue stick) - it's sure to start > fun and lively discussion. > > my $.02 > > Josh Coates > http://www.jcoates.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Erin Sharmahd > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 11:14 AM > To: BYU Unix Users Group > Subject: Re: [uug] Booth in the Wilkinson Center > > > hope this edit doesn't come too late as far as printing of flyers > > "You'll still be able to do most everything that you usually do in > Linux that you do in your current OS" > > this statement doesn't quite work. Reading it, i see what you're > trying to say, but it doesn't quite say it... > how about: > "you'll be able to use Linux to do everything you do with your current OS" > or... > "You'll still be able to do most everything that you usually do in > your current OS in Linux" > ~Erin > > > On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 23:57:28 -0400 (EDT), [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 17:26:12 -0600, Andrew McNabb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > >> ... > > >> and plenty of flyers for handing out. > > > > > > About the flyers, they really will look a lot better with vector tux > > > than with raster tux. I've got both the color and black & white > > > versions here: > > > > > > > On the note of flyers, I've spent a small portion of my afternoon writting > > up what would be a two sided flyer (normal letter paper). One side, What > > is Linux?, other side, What/Who is the BYU-UUG. Nothing very detailed, > > just a brief intro to give people ideas. Designed with the less technical > > in mind, with the hope that they might consider using Linux. > > > > http://spr.mahonri5.net/files/whatlinux.pdf > > http://spr.mahonri5.net/files/whatlinux.sxw > > > > For the files. If you'd like to make suggestions, feel free. Email me off > > list with them, or attach a edited (with colors) .sxw file. > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > ____________________ > > BYU Unix Users Group > > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > > > > > -- > -- userfriendly.org -- > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list > > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list -- Michael Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
