How is ITEC going?

[Jim Herrmann]

Steve makes a good point.  Perhaps our group is growing enough that more 
structure is warranted.  I think the "Installfest" and "Demoday" concepts are 
out dated.  Linux is moving on, and so should our group.  I think having 
someone show off some piece of software each meeting would be a great idea.  
It wouldn't have to be the whole meting, just 20-30 minutes of it.  If we 
have multiple people, we have plenty of time for multiple presentations.  I 
think the biggest problem we have to overcome is projection.  Does anyone 
have access to a portable projector for a laptop?  That would be all we need 
to facitlitate demos.

The software being demonstrated would not have to be the latest, coolest, 
greatest, most obscure piece of software.  We're going to have a more and 
more newbies showing up to the meetings, and it would probably be good to 
have someone extolling the virtues of Kmail, Mozilla, Konqueror, Galeon, 
Evolution, Xine, XMMS, Gphoto, KDE desktop, Gnome desktop, IceWM, 
OpenOffice.org, GNUcash, Koffice, Eroaster, X-CD-Roast, Kate, KDevelop, Gcc, 
Desktop Themes, User Administration, Package installation, compiling kernals, 
compiling applications, PDA use, video editing, chat clients, Ghost 
Script/Ghost View, VNC, remote shells, remote X windows, FTP clients, etc. 
etc.

My point is, there is plenty of opportunities for people to show off stuff 
they use all the time.  We don't need to prepare handouts and write up a big 
presentation, we just need to show people how to use the tools that people 
use everyday.

So, who has that projector?

Thanks for your time,
Jim Herrmann  (first names aren't enough anymore)

On Saturday 12 October 2002 10:44 am, Steven Elling wrote:
> 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?
>