[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Demo Day 99

[Stuart Yarus]

The NTPCUG appears interested in having a Linux demo at either their main
meeting room (which can hold about 200 people) or near the vendor area.  I
stressed the need for a no-cost solution.  The idea will be discussed at
their board and officer meetings Thursday and next Tuesday.

The type of demo/presentation will probably depend on location.  A main
meeting slot of 1.0 to 1.5 hours would permit a general introduction to
Linux, while a spot near the vendor area might have repeated, short demos.


At 01:07 PM 8/17/99 -0500, you wrote:
>On Tue, Aug 17, 1999 at 09:15:54AM -0500, Brian wrote:
>> > Turnabout is fair play, isn't it? If we're going to ask the NTPCUG folks
>> > to allow a Linux/LIP booth at their meeting, would we be willing to
>> > permit them to set up a booth at our meeting?
>> 
>> What would they have at their booth that would be of interest to NTLUGgers?
>
>How about an example of connecting their systems to ours? That's
>something that I bet lots of NTLUGgers would want to be able to
>demonstrate at their offices.


Certainly.  Look at what Kathleen Weaver is going through at Hillcrest.


>
>I routinely print to an Epson inkjet off my wife's Win98 box. She loads
>her MS-Office from a 486 Samba server. And we both share a diald
>dial-on-demand connection to the Internet. 
>
>Maybe we could have a continuing example of inter-species mating
>rituals. Come to either meeting, and learn how to connect your favorite
>OS to the other camp, to the benefit of both. Same basic theme every
>month, but we keep expanding the net and the services offered on it.
>Maybe MARS NWE, or an LDAP directory server for Outlook. Come to each
>month's meeting, and learn what new, better functionality is offered.


This could be of great benefit to the PC club.  Most of them have no real
idea of what Linux is, and have no easy way to find out.  We are the easy
way for them to find out.  And perhaps to change their homes and possibly
workplaces to include Linux and stable networking and stable applications.

For NTLUGers, David says it all a couple of paragraphs up.  Not all of us
know how to network a Microsoft OS box and a Linux box.



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