[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Fair needs a new name

[Robert Pearson]

On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 12:02 PM, cjcox at acm.org <cjcox at acm.org> wrote:
> Ok.... yall are not listening... this is a joint fair.. there will be windows... there will be expensive closed source sw potentially. Need to name implying choice and we need to be ambassadors for freedom during the event.
>

How true, how very true. Before my laptop died (self induced hardware
failure) it had more add-on Freeware/OSS running on Windows XP than my
Linux boxen, which most of that came with the Linux OS. When I Google
now for help on some Freeware/OSS problem over 50% of the hits are for
people running on that Freeware/OSS software on Windows. Case in point
the upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04/Kubuntu 10.04 to Ubuntu 10.10/Kubuntu
10.10.

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> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Ben Weatherall" <BWeatherall at pdxinc.com>
> Date: Sat, Apr 30, 2011 9:44 am
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Fair needs a new name
> To: "discuss at ntlug.org" <discuss at ntlug.org>
>
> How about "Freeware & Shareware Demofest"?
>
> For the Freeware part of it we could not only demo Linux, but wine. We should also be able to demo a couple of distros fir older systems and show how Linux gives new life to "obsolete" hardware. For those who run Windows, have Portable Apps loaded on a flash drive and demo them on the Windows side of the fest.
>
> Whatever we do, we should have some live CDs and DVDs (and maybe flash drives) available to sell (at cost) or give away.
>
> Just my $0.02 worth...
> -Ben Weatherall
> Sent from my HTC Hero via Sprint.
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Ralph Green" <sfreader at sbcglobal.net>
> Date: Wed, Apr 27, 2011 22:28
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Fair needs a new name
> To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
>
> Howdy,
>  I have seen some people agree that we need a new name, but nobody has
> floated any names.  We need to pick one so we can advertise this.
> Nobody I have seen has said we need to keep the name Linux Fair.  I like
> that name, but it would be confusing to the Windows users participating.
> So, what do we call it?
>
>  1. Fair
>  2. Demorama
>  3. Open Kimono Day
>
>  Please suggest others.
> Ralph
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