ITEC

[JD Runyan]

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 at 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 at 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 at kclug.org
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >