[MLUG] Install fest, need help, thanks!

Mon Dec 8 21:38:33 EST 2008

Manouch

Here is what I suggest.

While I have programmed for 35 years in many languages, programming is not
suitable for a first introduction.

In it's place I would describe games and children's things.
I would even hesitate to indicate command line, but surely to indicate that
if the black virtual terminal appears, how to return to the GUI interface.

I would also show them how to add a user or two.

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Manouch Zartoshtian
<neopisteme at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Hi again!
>
> I am writing the first part of the articles on Linux as an introduction to
> Install-Fest. If you have the clearance to share your blog, I would be very
> much interested to use it (BTW, the articles will be in Persian).
>
> After giving lots of thought and contemplation, I have decided to devote
> the first article almost entirely to Windows. The idea is to show that by
> adopting Windows, users are giving up _a lot_. Here are the few points I
> have come up with so far:
>
>
>    - 1. Upgrading is at the mercy of the company, MS here, and the users
>    have almost no control over when the new version would be out, which
>    features it would support, and how much it would cost to switch to the new
>    version.
>    - 1.1 Consequently, many new features in hardware and/or software world
>    are just not being supported for years until finally the new OS comes out,
>    e.g. 64bit architecture, transparency, ...
>    - 2. As a normal process of upgrading, users _have to_ upgrade their
>    hardware as well, almost forcefully.
>    - 3. After installing the OS, Windows, are are left with an incomplete
>    system. You will normally need to install:
>
>
>
>    - a. Firewall
>    - b. A normal filemanager (I am still bewildered why Windows is not
>    offering a decent filemanager)
>    - c. A decent internet browser (imagine people stuck with IE6 or 7 for
>    years who were deprived from tab browsing and ...)
>    - d. Media players, recorders, ...
>    - e. Archivers/back up programs
>    - f. document viewers, e.g. PDF, DJVU
>    - g. A decent AntiVirus/AntiTrojan/Antispyware/...
>    - h. Office suite
>    - i. compiler
>    - j. mathematics related softwares
>    - k. **** parental control **** (I am so appreciative of dansguardian
>    that my child is only allowed to surf in Linux even though she could use
>    Windows for other tasks)
>
>
>
> I will appreciate comments, suggestion, ... with this very first article.
>
> Thanks again,
> Mostafa
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:50:09 -0500
> From: LSatenstein at TEC-CENTERS.COM
> To: mlug at listserv.mlug.ca
> Subject: Re: [MLUG] Install fest, need help, thanks!
>
>
>  I wrote a blog comparing the linux open source path to the Microsoft
> path.  If my employer does not want to publish it, then I will donate it.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Leslie
>
>
>
> Leslie Satenstein
> Senior Technical Analyst
> Research Analyst Group
> *Technology Evaluation Centers
> *Tel: (514) 954-3665, ext.260
> lsatenstein at tec-centers.com <lsatenstein at tec-centers.com>
> www.technologyevaluation.com
>   ------------------------------
>
> *From:* mlug-bounces at listserv.mlug.ca [mailto:
> mlug-bounces at listserv.mlug.ca] *On Behalf Of *Manouch Zartoshtian
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 27, 2008 8:22 PM
> *To:* mlug at listserv.mlug.ca
> *Subject:* [MLUG] Install fest, need help, thanks!
>
>
>
> Hello list!
>
> I talked to one of the members on #mlug and got encouraged to announce it
> here in the list. I am only a Linux user with strong belief on its concept
> and the underlying philosophy. I usually do not miss the tinniest
> opportunity to make a case in favor of Linux. Once I did a presentation on
> Ubuntu marketing strategies etc and the business people who did not know
> anything about OpenSource or Linux for that matter, were kind of confused
> about being free and making profits but I am sure I caught their attention
> and now most of them know Ubuntu and what it means ;)
>
> Anyways, my new endeavour is to introduce Linux into the Iranian community
> of Montreal (there are certainly many who use Linux in their work or
> universities but my main target is the average Joe). To this end, I am going
> to firstly publish a few articles as introduction to Linux and afterwards
> announce the Install-Fest (around april 2009).
>
> What I would like to ask you guys is:
>
> 1. Any help with regard the articles: (statistics comparing Linux with
> Windows or MacOS, cons and pros of either OSes, ...)
> 2. Any help I could get with the install-fest event (experts willing to
> participate, ideas of how to organize such an event - I have no experience
> but have googled around to learn a bit from other LUGs in the US or Europe,
> ...)
>
> I'll send further emails as soon as something new comes up and hopefully we
> could make it happen with your help.
>
> Best regards,
> Mostafa
>
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