I think this was intended for the list On Wed, Oct , at 11:29:04AM -0500, Chris Midkiff wrote: > Looks like KCLUG is listed as a users group on Redhat's page with Brian > Kelsay as the contact, there is a form for 'Freebes' at: > http://redhat.rgc2.com/servlet/website/ResponseForm?koE.40kLLIpLlyLjNLlm > > Can't find anything on 'drake or debian. > > Chris Midkiff > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: JD Runyan [mailto:Jason.Runyan@nitckc.usda.gov] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 11:11 AM > > To: 'Kclug' > > Subject: Re: ITEC > > > > > > go onto Redhats site, and look for promotions, and do the same at > > Mandrakes site as well. They can probably ship some promo distro packs > > for the show. Many of the others may be able to do the same. They > > make thier living off linux being successful which largely depends on > > LUGS being successful. It is in thier best interest to help. > > > > On Tue, Oct , at 11:49:50PM -0500, Jim Herrmann wrote: > > > Hal, > > > I would like to help out by taking a shift at the booth, and perhaps be > > > involved in setup. My son is somewhat interested in helping > > out as well. He > > > is 11 and has run Red Hat 7.1 and now is running Mandrake 8.1. > > I mentioned > > > to him that it might be cool if he donated his computer to be > > used at the > > > convention so that we could tell everyone that Linux is so easy > > to use that > > > this machine here was installed and used by an 11 year old. :-) > > > > > > We do need to discuss what it is we are going to be doing at > > the booth. I > > > suggest that we have three or four reasonably powerful machines running > > > different distros, but all running Open Office or Star Office > > 6.0 beta. > > > Network these machines together so that games can be played across the > > > network. The two big arguments I hear about not switching to > > Linux are lack > > > of applications, meaning MS-Office, and lack of games, meaning > > the crap that > > > is boxed and sold on the store shelves. We need to show anyone > > that drops by > > > the booth that both of these perceptions are fallacies. We > > need to show > > > people the latest, greatest, prettiest, and flashiest software, because > > > that's what all the other vendors are doing. As much as many > > of you on the > > > list love the command line, it doesn't impress too many people > > outside of the > > > Unix world, and they already know what Linux is all about. I think the > > > target audience should be Windoze users who might be on the > > fence about using > > > Linux. > > > > > > We discussed burning CDs of distros to give away, but I feel > > that this would > > > be cost prohibitive given the limited financial resources of this > > > organization. How about having a handout with a list of links > > to get more > > > information about Linux? That would be something of which we > > could generate > > > hundreds to give people that would be a reminder of what they > > saw at the show. > > > > > > Let's discuss. > > > > > > Peace, > > > Jim > > > > > > On Tuesday 23 October 2001 10:52 am, Duston, Hal wrote: > > > > All, > > > > > > > > I received our tickets for ITEC Monday evening. Anybody who > > wants some, > > > > please email your street address, and how many you want to > > > > hald-itec@sound.net, by Friday, November 2, and I will get > > them in the mail > > > > to you. Also, I need the names of volunteers to work our > > booth so I can > > > > register you as exhibitors > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Hal Duston > > > > Application Developer > > > > 913-906-4490 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > majordomo@kclug.org > > > > > > > > > > > >