[LI] A few ideas

[Atul Chitnis <achitnis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All:

OK, here are a few ideas that have been discussed or thought of with
reference to the Linux India stall. (Some of this is based on Nikhil
Datta's ideas for IT Asia proposed a long time ago on this list):

- - Machines: We should have machines of all sorts running on the stall -
laptops, desktops, Intel machines, SGIs, Alphas, Suns, Macs....all running
Linux. Ram home the fact that Linux runs on more platforms than any other
OS. 

- - The Intel machines will be easy, but the other platforms are a different
story. For this we will require people with "exotic" machines to lend
their equipment for the duration of the show. Volunteers, please let us
know. For example, I have a stone-age Compaq notebook (20MB RAM, 200 MB
HDD, 486-25 MHz) that runs RedHat 4.2 just fine. I also have a pretty
decent IBM Thinkpad 770 running RHL 6.0pcq that never leaves my side. Both
should be available for exibiting at the show. Hopefully, PCQ's invitation
to selected vendors will yield equipment one just can't borrow that
easily, such as maybe an IBM Netfinity, one of those major SGI machines,
etc.

- - Focus: The focus is on actually showing people something they can
identify with - even play around with. "Seeing is Believing" is the motto.
Udhay's idea of setting up info-kiosks is a good one - someone needs to
take that ball and run. Basically, a couple of info machines with info
about Linux will be helpful because they would be "self-service".

- - We also need to show Linux in a heterogenous network, which (like it or
not) will require some Windows 98/NT machines to be around to show
interoperability.

- - Office situations, such as wordprocessing, presentations, spreadsheets,
etc. should be addressed and demonstrated.

- - There should be focal points clearly identifiable.  For example, each
node should have a clear sign saying "Linux in the Office", "Linux for the
Government", "Linux and the Internet", "Linux in the corporate LAN/WAN",
etc. This will allow us to put people at those points well versed in the
subject, and people with questions will clearly see where they can get
answers relevant to them.

- - Games! We need at least *one* machine with a huge monitor playing Quake,
or Civilization:CTP or MythII or whatever all the time.

- - A machine playing video CDs, showing Multimedia stuff, etc.

Argh - I am experiencing runawayideasitis....

Let's hear from you.

Atul

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