[AuckLUG] RE: Installing Linux

[Martin Bähr]

On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 03:09:11PM +1200, Richard Innes wrote:
> Someone also suggested I go to the Install Fest about which there has 
> been some controversy. I'm not entirely convinced such a approach is 
> fruitful for Linux. The adage ' Give a man a fish and he can eat for a 
> day, teach a man to fish and  he'll feed himself all year' is relevant. 
> By offering install fests is not the Linux community implying that 
> installations are for Linux Geeks and not mortal beings. It implies 
> Linux is complicated and that you better not break it or you'll be left 
> with a unusable computer? Would it not be better to show people how to 
> install Linux? 

but that's exactly what happens at an installfest (if the user pays
attention and doesn't just expect someone else to do all the work)

an installfest doesn't need to be: "come and we'll install it for you"
but it can also be: "come and install, and get help when you are stuck"

it is really up to the user in how much they want to learn.

greetings, martin.
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