Re: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-11 Thread Ira Abramov
On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: > NT is hebrew enabled.. > > I got here on 1 of our machines a Windows NT SERVER - Hebrew enabled (no > kidding). amazing scientific advancements. now your machine's CPU can be 45% occupied by a Hebrew banner in a flickering screen saver, rather than on

Re: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-11 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 23:21 > Cc: Linux-IL Mailing List > Subject: Re: Linux Demo Day 17.2 > > On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo wrote: > > > Yeah, especially knowing the fact that Linux is *not* an alternative to

Re: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-10 Thread Arie Vayner
"El-al, Netta" wrote: > > since when is nt hebrew-enabled??? > For more than a year now (I think even more than 1.5 years...) -- Arie Vayner [EMAIL PROTECTED] = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsu

RE: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-10 Thread Chen Shapira
> since when is nt hebrew-enabled??? Win2k is full unicode based. Complete with fonts bidi and other goodies. Chen Shapira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Queen Isabella where are you today? The new Chris. Colombus is wasting away. = To unsubs

RE: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-10 Thread Chen Shapira
> I hope you're joking... As much as I am a Linux fanatic, and > a preacher I certainly am. or atleast getting carried away. > of operating-system pluralism, it is *not* the time yet to take such > actions against Microsoft. "direct action" and civil > disobedience are not > the way to fight

RE: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-10 Thread El-al, Netta
since when is nt hebrew-enabled??? -Original Message- From: Ira Abramov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 23:21 Cc: Linux-IL Mailing List Subject: Re: Linux Demo Day 17.2 On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo wrote: > Yeah, especially knowing

Re: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-10 Thread Ira Abramov
On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Nadav Har'El wrote: > > who talked about violance? I said "come with folding tables and > > laptops" not as tools for hitting people, but as a demo corner to show > > them what they won't see inside, and give away free CDs. > > If the police tells you to go away, and you don

Re: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-10 Thread Ira Abramov
On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo wrote: > Yeah, especially knowing the fact that Linux is *not* an alternative to > Windows on the local market. There's still no descent Hebrew support, > saying nothing about manuals, localisation and the stuff. we're talking about a match for

Re: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-10 Thread Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo
NHE>> If you ask me, I think we (linux fans) should not be NHE>> demonstration outside Microsoft conferences. What would you NHE>> think if MS fans demonstrated outside Yeah, especially knowing the fact that Linux is *not* an alternative to Windows on the local market. There's still no descent He

Re: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-10 Thread Nadav Har'El
On Mon, Jan 10, 2000, Ira Abramov wrote about "Re: Linux Demo Day 17.2": > On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Nadav Har'El wrote: > > > > Actually it would be *better* to get arrested. Just think of the press: > > > > > > "Programmers get arrested for

Re: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-10 Thread Ira Abramov
On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Nadav Har'El wrote: > > Actually it would be *better* to get arrested. Just think of the press: > > > > "Programmers get arrested for handing our free CD's" > > I hope you're joking... As much as I am a Linux fanatic, and a preacher > of operating-system pluralism, it is *n

Re: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-10 Thread Nadav Har'El
On Mon, Jan 10, 2000, Chen Shapira wrote about "RE: Linux Demo Day 17.2": > > > I'm afraid they would find a way to get us arrested! > > nope, and it's been done before... here's one such "tea party" I > > attended in person: > > >

RE: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-10 Thread Chen Shapira
> > > > I'm afraid they would find a way to get us arrested! > > nope, and it's been done before... here's one such "tea party" I > attended in person: > > http://www.scso.com/linux/tea-party-1998/ (your choice of > PNG or the > cursed monopolitic GIF format :) Actually it would be *bet

Re: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-10 Thread Ira Abramov
On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Arie Vayner wrote: > > be an Official Mictosoft-Israel launch party in some hotel or Ganey > > Hataarukha, THAT's where we should arrive. armed with a few dozen > > laptops and folding tables outside the confference, greeting the people > > coming in :-) > > > > I'm afraid

Re: Linux Demo Day 17.2

2000-01-10 Thread Ira Abramov
On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Chen Shapira wrote: > "The founder of last year's Linux Demo Day, Intel employee Deepak Saxena, > plans to use the publicity surrounding Windows' release to generate interest > in the alternative operating system, Linux. Users will be encouraged to run > presentations in loca

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-08-29 Thread Alon Altman
On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Yoni Elhanani wrote: > Orr Dunkelman wrote: > > > The problem is not with people standing up, > > > but the fact that there are many installaters mean several lines, > > > and people get confused, some lines are very long, some very short, > > > some people standing not in th

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-08-29 Thread Yoni Elhanani
Orr Dunkelman wrote: > > > Ahh, > > but, as you see, it's an international worldwide effort, > > and it is said to be linux's birthday. > > also, holidays bring people to malls. > > (I'm not sure if 12-18 is a holiday though, I didn't check a hebrew > > calender) > Ok. I'll bite. though between R

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-08-29 Thread Orr Dunkelman
> Ahh, > but, as you see, it's an international worldwide effort, > and it is said to be linux's birthday. > also, holidays bring people to malls. > (I'm not sure if 12-18 is a holiday though, I didn't check a hebrew > calender) Ok. I'll bite. though between Rosh Hashana and Yum Kippur the malls a

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-08-29 Thread Yoni Elhanani
Orr Dunkelman wrote: > > On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Yoni Elhanani wrote: > > > Hello. > > > > I think we should orginize ourselves to the linux demo day. > > (which I've taken the responsibility as the ILUG coordinator) > That would be a good idea. However, 12-18/9 is too early in my opinion. > rememb

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-08-29 Thread Orr Dunkelman
On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Yoni Elhanani wrote: > Hello. > > I think we should orginize ourselves to the linux demo day. > (which I've taken the responsibility as the ILUG coordinator) That would be a good idea. However, 12-18/9 is too early in my opinion. remember that this is the holiday period, mea

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-07-01 Thread Liran Zvibel
Quoting Mike Almogy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > me too. > just say where and when > > Mike > Usually I hate me too letters, but this is an exception. If it is close to Tel-Aviv, I'm willing to do any kind of help that I can provide. Liran. --

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-07-01 Thread Liran Zvibel
Quoting Yoni Elhanani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > StarDivision has plans to add hebrew support for the next StarOffice, so > I've heard. IIRC, Corel is going to release its full office suite for Linux with Hebrew support. It will be a commercial product, but so is MS-Office. StarrOffice has some credib

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-07-01 Thread Vadim Penzin
Thanks for people who're following this thread. 0. We cannot convince the people of Israel to use Linux without offering them good and stable Hebrew support. We must acknowledge the fact that we have almost nothing to offer right now. Solution to this problem is obvious -- design and coding. Th

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-07-01 Thread Dov Grobgeld
A quick comments on Hebrew support: * No, there is not even anything close to Hebrew support for any office applications yet. Hopefully the ivrix project will cause people to be more active on any levels. * Hebrew netscape: - The patches that Eli Marmor has made will probably be quite

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-06-30 Thread Yoni Elhanani
Vadim Penzin wrote: > > Yoni Elhanani wrote: > > > Vadim Penzin wrote: > > > > > > > We need ideas as to what we should demonstrate. > > > > > > WE MUST SHOW AS MUCH HEBREW DESKTOP APPLICATIONS AS POSSIBLE. > > > > I agree. > > Good hebrew things to show: > > KDE hebrew support (as in hebrew men

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-06-30 Thread Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo
VP>> I meant being out-of-date with regard to /Hebrew desktop VP>> applications/. We're fighting for /desktop users/ not for VP>> sysadmins or developers (they /know/ what Linux is if they live VP>> on Earth). So let me ask you again -- are there applications that You wish. Most of them heard of

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-06-30 Thread Vadim Penzin
Yoni Elhanani wrote: > Vadim Penzin wrote: > > > > > We need ideas as to what we should demonstrate. > > > > WE MUST SHOW AS MUCH HEBREW DESKTOP APPLICATIONS AS POSSIBLE. > > I agree. > Good hebrew things to show: > KDE hebrew support (as in hebrew menus and localization), > GTK Hebrew support (a

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-06-30 Thread Yoni Elhanani
Vadim Penzin wrote: > > > We need ideas as to what we should demonstrate. > > WE MUST SHOW AS MUCH HEBREW DESKTOP APPLICATIONS AS POSSIBLE. I agree. Good hebrew things to show: KDE hebrew support (as in hebrew menus and localization), GTK Hebrew support (as in the the reflected text widgets Dov

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-06-30 Thread Vadim Penzin
> We need ideas as to what we should demonstrate. IMHO, Hebrew support is an extremely important issue. This is the first thing that random Israeli user cares for. Let's acknowlege that Hebrew suppoort is the primary factor of Microsoft success in the local market. My expreience shows that averag

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-06-30 Thread Vadim Penzin
> We need ideas as to what we should demonstrate. IMHO, Hebrew support is an extremely important issue. This is the first thing that random Israeli user cares for. Let's acknowlege that Hebrew suppoort is the primary factor of Microsoft success in the local market. My expreience shows that averag

Re: [Re: Linux Demo Day]

1999-06-30 Thread Eugene L. Berman
chen shapira wrote: > > Where will probably determined by the possible participants so lets hold a > vote as to the city it will be in and the find a more specific location. How about Dizengof Sq? Or Malkey Israel? > We need ideas as to what we should demonstrate. Obviously linux is more than >

Re: [Re: Linux Demo Day]

1999-06-30 Thread chen shapira
The when is the trivial bit - 23.7 and I suppose probably in the afternoon since ppl work mornings (us and potential custumers) Where will probably determined by the possible participants so lets hold a vote as to the city it will be in and the find a more specific location. also we need some ha

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-06-29 Thread Mike Almogy
me too. just say where and when Mike "Eugene L. Berman" wrote: > Yoni Elhanani wrote: > > > > We can demonstrate gnome and kde to random people passing by on a big > > screen, > > and install for people while they watch the demonstaration. > > (this time I think we should sell Linux cds at cost

Re: Linux Demo Day

1999-06-29 Thread Eugene L. Berman
Yoni Elhanani wrote: > > We can demonstrate gnome and kde to random people passing by on a big > screen, > and install for people while they watch the demonstaration. > (this time I think we should sell Linux cds at cost if we can, of > caldera and redhat, i'm sure they will sell like hot cakes)