[LI] Re: Linux India Digest V1 #236

[vsashok@xxxxxxxxxxx]

> 
> - - 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.
> Perhaps it will be good idea to have one desktop which is devoted to all
> development tools/apps which can tell visitors (techies who never ventured
> Linux yet) that they can do all of that.  I think there will be few (even) Pro


> developers who may be just wanting to know.
> 
> shirish

On the same lines as Shirish, I think you should let some programs
fiddle with some IDE's like Code Crusader etc. and whatever the
developers use. Perhaps, if you could borrow some thing like Mathematica
and Matlab (at leas demo packages!)
Ashok
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