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> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 13:08, Scott <scottro@...
> > On Thu, Dec 03, 2009 at 12:43:35PM -0500, J wrote:
> >> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 11:42, Darksyde <m_alexander61@
> >>
> >>
> >> This also makes me wonder. Do LUGs (Linux User Groups) still do
> >> installfests? Back in the day, installfests were big deals, and I
> >> participated in many in my home LUG, and after going to work for Red
> >> Hat, I participated as a Red Hat employee at several others, and I
> >> know that other distro companies also sent reps out to installfests
> >> around the world to help people out and introduce them to LInux.
> >
> > Hrrm, nwo that I think of it, it seems that the nylug hasn't had one for
> > a very long time. It's so much easier to install these days, the need
> > has diminished, I guess.
>
> nwo? Freudian slip? Do you bow before our new global overlords? ;-)
>
> Ya know, it dawned on me that this is actually pretty sad, and a
> failing. Sure, installfests were great for getting Linux installed,
> but just because any n00b with a cd burner can download an iso and
> boot a disk can do it these days does not negate the need for such a
> thing...
>
> For example, and not picking on rkzbos specifically, but he's talking
> about buying a Dummies book and installing from that. This is EXACTLY
> what installfests were all about. Not just getting it installed,
> though believe me, I did some where a single install was an all day
> marathon (and one involved Doug DeJulio rewriting a network driver on
> the spot).
>
> But this seems like a great idea for introduction.
> and walk the user through the process, plus have some lectures, or
> various open sessions or BOF sessions or something like that to
> educate the new users beyond "Here's your CD, have a nice day"...
>
> Plus, the ones I went to usually had a beer cooler too ;-)
>
>
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Now that sounds like a great way to be introduced to Linux! I, sadly, live in a small city where about a dozen people whom I've talked to know the least thing about Linux, and only one or two have used it. Fortunately there's a library, a great source for Dummies guides which do come in handy when there are no people around to help.
I'm not sure where Jack lives but I later found that there is a LUG about 30 miles from here so I hope he will check into that option too. What's the site where LUG contact information is listed?
Mark
P.S. I wonder about the market potential for "Tux Beer".
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