[klug] Invitation to participate in discussion about a national Linux body

[Ben]

hahahaha

well said

> On Tue, 2005-08-02 at 14:26, Ben wrote:
> > What I would hate to see is it becoming in the hands of a few
> > like some of the USA linux and security UG's and newbies
> > and even intermediates get crap for typo's etc
> > and it ends up just stroking the ego's of a choosen few.
>
> Human monkies behave like this in all contexts.....
>
> Some monkey alays has to be top of the pile.
>
> You see the same thing at the zoo....though less complicated by all the
> rubbish we fill our lives with.
>
> > The public need a place to learn in an environment that is set
> > apart from the usual brain is king forum.
>
> Sounds good. A range of places might fill that slot.
>
> > ya know!
> > sure there needs to be the corp side to attract businesses or
> > even govt but how will they mix.
> > Will it be broken into various parts?
>
> Not sure where the corporate idea came from. My mention of VNC maybe?
>
> It's software.
>
> Steve
>
> > > On Tue, 2005-08-02 at 13:14, Ben wrote:
> > > > hey,
> > > >    I know there will be a few frowns but I can possibly
> > > > gain support through church's nationwide.
> > > > Dont knock the church's there are thousands and thousands of
> > > > people just ready for the change over to linux.
> > >
> > > Sounds fine to me. :-)
> > >
> > > > As far as I know alot of NZLUG meetings are in church halls etc etc,
> > > > I'm all for it.
> > > > I have thought of many ideas of how we can bring linux to the
> > > > NZ public in a way that will have people never looking back.
> > > > A Linux cafe would be a first in NZ and a franchise cafe
> > > > that can be basically charity based would have linux take off
> > > > like nothing short of an phonomona
> > >
> > > Great idea.....
> > >
> > > > ya think?
> > > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > I thought helping people install VNC on their Windows systems and
> > > letting them control a Linux system over the Internet might be do-able.
> > > Or send them a live-CD like Knoppix to play with. I used to make those
> > > up and give them away. Cheapo and cheerful and not requiring large
> > > amounts of resource.
> > >
> > > Another idea is approaching groups like Rotary and offering to talk
> > > about Open Source software - at home and at work and for voluntary
> > > organisations. A sort of speaker's bureau.
> > >
> > > Steve Withers
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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