How is ITEC going?

[Steven Elling]

Here is one thing that will be key to the success of KCLUG and keep people 
interested in Linux and coming to the meeting.  I think we need to look less 
like a bunch of guys setting around and talking.  I recently started going to 
the KCLUG meetings and haven't got much out of it except for human 
interaction --- which isn't a bad thing.  Maybe its just because I've been to 
a couple of meetings instead of a lot.  However, first impressions play a big 
part in the success of something even if it is free.

Can anyone suggest something that can be done at the meetings to make them 
more interesting and promote Linux better?  Maybe have local Linux users or 
professionals demo software and applications?  Have a general question and 
answer session toward the end of the meeting?

One of the things behind Linux is that it provides an alternative to software 
and applications.  Why not show others those alternatives?

On Thursday 10 October 2002 14:30, Jim Herrmann wrote:
> The CDs were wiped out the first day!  We had to burn more last night.
> Monty's cards went like hot cakes.  He had to print many more last night.
>
> The VP of Marketing for Red Hat, Mark DeVisser, gave us a box of 100 copies
> of Red Hat 8.0 to give out after his presentation.  There was a mad rush to
> the booth to get the copies.  The 100 copies were gone as fast as they
> could be handed out.  Hal says it took 30 seconds.  :-)
>
> Everything is going well, there are many people stopping by who are already
> using Linux, many who thinking seriously about converting, and quite a few
> who say they use it extensively.  I'm sure our mailing list size will
> increase significantly, and we'll probably have more people show up at the
> meetings. We should probably have copies of distros at the meeting to give
> out to new people.
>
> I have some pictures from yesterday that I will try to get up in a photo
> album this evening.
>
> HTH,
> Jim
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