Okay new thread time: AC and I chatting on the Linux World planning page both raised issues and thoughts about opening conversations at Computer Fairs.
Now I will be the first to admit that the Sussex Lugs present Knoppix CDs at their BCF meetings for the following reason: There is frankly more demonstrable applications installed on the CD then appears at first under Ubuntu. Now weve constanly returned to the conversation of offering a second Distro and Ive always argued that you need one distro on offer and one conversation to be had since people are confused enough with the current choices in the distro market. You want people to be open to one choice not feel they need to make a choice between two. Now theres no way I have time or knowledge to remaster the current LIVECD offering and sure enough if you asked 10 Community members for 10 choices as to what goes into the Live CD offering you will end up with 100 answers. So instead I would draw our attention to Mr Shuttleworths presentation about N Big Challenges ( im still hunting that one down btw ) where we need to focus on working with gadgets. If I knew the CD on offer would show Ipods, Cameras , Scanners, Flash Memory and printers working well off the CD ( yeah yeah someones going to say that its all possible but see next paragraph ) then i think its improved tool for showing off Ubuntu and the community and I will be all for arguing its use. Im always happy to revisit which CD we offer at the British Computer Fairs in Worthing but until I can get that kid in the candy store feeling of choices in applications that Knoppix demonstrates it will always be the CD of choice for us when people return for a second bite of the Linux Cherry. Which means that we use Knoppix to show a wealth of applications but we talk Debian and therefore Ubuntu when we are discussing serious implementation of Desktop user to anyone who comes back. We explain our reasons and we do our best to get people to come to the Meetings. so : Dicuss : Nik -- ubuntu-uk mailing list ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
