ITEC

[Steven Hildreth]

Sorry I hit reply versus reply all, heres a second shot at it.

I was just thinking something to show people that Linux is not just a
'ugly hard to use console based operating system' real eye candy with
perhaps a family friendly (maybe something along the lines of Xmen2)
DVD playing, again showing some of the things the new 'modern' Linux
is capable of.  Kinda bring together the whole idea of the advocacy
thing - to promote the Linux OS, IMHO.

Applications that people would normally use on Windows and how thats
done in Linux+X+FOSS, like:
- K3B for burning CD's
- Firefox for web browsing
- Grip for making MP3 files
- XMMS for playing MP3 files
- Evolution for reading Email
- XINE for playing DVD's, Videos
- Perhaps both KDE and GNOME for 'windows' (window manager)

Sure we all most likely wont agree that this application is better
than that application, but (IMHO) we should show an application that
is easy for a 'normal' person to use with lots of graphical features
and initutive interface (all the applications I point out above at
least have that).

That honestly is my goal to help promote that Linux is not just for
geeks, and that it is gaining credibility among corporate arenas
thanks to the improvements in user interface design, solid application
development and open source mentality.

I think the wireless WAP is a must in any case, so we can at least get
our wifi capable notebooks up and running on the net. I will check
today if the facility provides wireless (or wired) access (I am
delivering the tables in about an hour) and report with any details on
that (or anything else I find interesting).

With the recent news of Cymor's accident, I know he was kinda the
co-ordinator of this, I think we need to put our heads together work
like a team and make this thing happen.

My thoughts,
Regards,
Steven (Tallen


On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 23:56:05 -0500, Dustin Decker
<dustin.decker at 1on1security.com> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kclug-bounces at kclug.org [mailto:kclug-bounces at kclug.org] On Behalf
> > Of Steven Hildreth
> > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 9:01 PM
> > To: djgoku
> > Cc: kclug at kclug.org
> > Subject: Re: ITEC
> [snip]
> > Are we on track with everything else we need?
> >
> > My thoughts on stuff:
> > - The banner (from Hald?)
> > - Some Handout CD's (from Bill_c and Cymor?)
> > - Machines to demo stuff (I have a P4 Winbook running a fresh install
> > of Sarge Debian with a good selection of apps installed that I can
> > leave (someone keeps an eye on it..))
> > - Networking (will they have wireless (again my notebook has a working
> > wireless card configured) do we need/have a wireless switch, or wired
> > switch?
> > - Chairs
> > - Any kind of poster(s)?
> > - Printed Handout's of any kind? If nothing else a flyer with some
> > linux related links might be helpfull
> > -Someone to be there when ITEC is open? I can be there all day (10-3)
> > on Thursday, if needed.
> 
> I've got a P4 2.4GHz box with a gig o' RAM and 15" LCD monitor that can
> perform whatever functions... and likely can put a couple of PIII units on
> the pile as well, minus monitors.  I can bring a 36-port 10/100 switch (3Com
> junk) and a D-Link wireless access point (DWL-7100AP, does a and g) if the
> need presents itself.  Will there be any form of Internet access available?
> If so, I can throw in an IPCop 1.4.0 firewall to hide everything behind.
> 
> If anyone has a *nix box that can do S-Video output, I can bring a semi-sexy
> 20" flat-screen TV too - but we really aught to have something worth
> "looking at" before we go through the trouble. (I think the resolution in
> that configuration is likely 640x480 or some such.)
> 
> I'll probably also bring my Dell Latitude D800 along, dual booting XP and
> Fedora Core 2... Obviously won't be letting that out of my sight unless I
> have something very solid to chain it to.
> 
> When we say "demo stuff" what are we thinkin' of, Open Office and the like?
> I think juxtaposing function X on Windows against open function X on *nix is
> a pretty good idea to show off inter-operability as long as it isn't a pipe
> dream.  (I.E. create a Word doc on Windows, xfer to *nix and voila, you can
> still use it, etc.)
> 
> 
> 
> Dustin
> 
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