Re: [UUG/MLUG] A thought on Linux promotion...

[Nathan Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I am ALL FOR getting Linux out to the mass public.  I am always trying to
coax my friends into installing it.  I think your idea is great!.  We should
seriously think about organizing something like that.  BTW, I installed
CorelLinux the other day and am VERY impressed.  I've seen Caldera installed
and CorelLinux is even easier than that.  It's got a very well done file
manager in which you can access the Windoze and NFS network the first time
you boot without any configuration.  It is missing some things in the way of
packages (like pico).  I have a burnt CD of it if any one would like to try
it out.

nrm8d1

Neil Bradshaw wrote:

> I was reading the Slashdot posting on the University of Michigan's
> student protest against Microsoft and had an idea.
>
> What if we set up a booth outside of Computer Spectrum to promote Open
> Source Operating Systems (less we forget FreeBSD)? Since that's a spot
> at which we could catch a lot of computer users, and both the bookstore
> and the computer store sell open source-related items (including quite a
> few O'Reilly books and two Linux distributions), it would be good for
> business on their behalf and a quick way to reach those who might
> otherwise have no clue about alternative operating systems and software.
> We could have information about MLUG and offer to help get Linux on
> people's computers.
>
> This is just an idea, not a manifesto. Is my mind just going nuts at
> 4:40 a.m. or am I onto something? Any thoughts?
>
> I blame any grammar and spelling mistakes on my keyboard. They're not my
> fault tonight.
> --
> Neil Bradshaw
> Student/University of Missouri - Columbia
> EMAIL:PROTECTED
> "To err is human. Good thing I'm not human."