[EdLUG] EdLUG June

Tai Kedzierski dch.tai at gmail.com
Fri May 22 09:31:43 UTC 2015


So far, only one person has answered -- so I guess there's very little
interest in this.

I'll wait until Saturday evening to close the poll. In absence of a surge
of responses to go ahead with it, I'll cancel the idea and it'll just be a
social.



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Tai Kedzierski

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On 18 May 2015 at 16:48, Tai Kedzierski <dch.tai at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> No actual talk is planned for June - so we can take a sociable breather!
>
> As usual, light-bites will be made available for attendees.
>
> Meeting will be in the back room of the Southsider pub, West Richmond
> Street, Edinburgh from 7:30pm.
>
>
>
>
>
> +++
> That being said, I thought it might be of interest to have a mini
> show-and-tell of open source software, and Linux distro installs for
> beginners and curious hobbyists, when no specialist talks are on.
>
> As such, I'd like to propose starting an "*OpenSource for All 101*"
> show-and-tell series, and sending a wider invite out to anybody remotely
> interested in discovering Linux and open source.
>
> It will be aimed at computing-neophytes in general and would happen for
> meetings without technical talks.
>
> I'm thinking of using the TV still, but only presenting to the front of
> the room, so those who want it to still be a social let it be so.
>
>
>
> I would kick off the series with either:
>
> -"*Trying Linux (or how to kick the Linux tyres before replacing Windows)*"
> -- doing and install-and-demo of Ubuntu MATE in VirtualBox (later sessions
> can do run downs of other home-Linux distros pros and cons)
>
> -"*Finding apps you can trust (Finding and downloading Open Source Free
> Software to avoid viruses and other Windows nasties)*" -- reviewing how
> to look for alternatives to proprietary applications and not get
> adware/spyware on top of it in Windows specifically... (later sessions can
> focus on specific software, like LibreOffice or GIMP and Krita)
>
> I would present the first ones, and anyone who would like to contribute or
> talk about software that gets the fired up, or their trials and solutions
> with Linux, is free to do so. What thinks the group?
>
>
> http://doodle.com/xrxzg36nbcahc8yu
>
> If a majority of "No", no worries. Just the musings of a Monday morning :-)
>
> +++
> Tai
>
> ===
> Tai Kedzierski
>
> IT Services Specialist
> http://helpuse.com
> +44 (0) 7526 963 612 (portable GB)
>
>   I use www.libreoffice.org
>
> *"Open Source Free Software is a matter of liberty, not price."*
> https://bitly.com/1gXkUcc
>
>
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