Correction: flyer detail https://photos.app.goo.gl/4ecCUe8AiFJ226KL2
On 19 September 2017 at 21:06, Imran Chaudhry <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Thomas, > > Yes, please do. From the website it looks like general helpers are welcome. > > As for the Linux/laptop course, I'm making people aware through the > Facebook pages of my local areas and I've approached my village parish > council with a bunch of flyers which they have kindly displayed > prominently in their display boards. > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/sGabK47RsaGMUf2f1 > > ...I was also in the local barbers this weekend, told them what I was > doing and they also kindly agreed to host my flyers :) > > So far though I have had virtually no interest after two weeks. I > think I'll give it until the first week of October before calling it > quits. > > It might be just too niche for most people, or I have failed to > communicate it it an engaging way. Here is the flyer in detail: > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/sGabK47RsaGMUf2f1 > > My thinking was not to mention Linux or open-source at all and the > "mechanic and driver" would be something easy to understand. I thought > the "faster web surfing" and "no fear of viruses" would be good hooks > to get people interested. > > I do have a "Plan B" - while I was describing my idea to the parish > council people, a random visitor overheard my idea and asked if I > cover things like phones and tablets. It turns out this person had a > query about lost e-mail on her Samsung phone. I helped her out there > and then and she gave me the idea of doing something related to phones > and tablets, eg. going "beyond the basics". She even told me that her > and her friend would attend such a course. Since everyone has a phone > or tablet these days it might be more traction. Lets see. > > > > On 14 September 2017 at 20:48, Thomas Kluyver <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Thu, Sep 14, 2017, at 08:44 PM, Imran Chaudhry wrote: >> >> Thanks for that Thomas, this is the first I've heard about the Repair Cafe >> concept but I fully support the idea. >> >> I will try to pop along to the next one in October. >> >> >> Cool! Shall I put you in touch with the organiser? >> >> In the meantime I've decided to try and run a local "setup your own Linux >> laptop" course to generate my own clientele. I'll report back here on how >> it goes. >> >> >> I look forward to hearing how it goes. How are you making people aware of >> it? >> >> Thomas -- Please post to: [email protected] Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
