alan c wrote: > I believe my local area is *ready* for a town centre or street event > and if a few of us could do something, it would be great! (The more > eye catching or fun, the better). >
This is similar to what one of the members of the Devon & Cornwall LUG (www.dcglug.org.uk) is trying to arrange in Penzance at a computer shop/internet cafe. With it being a internet cafe type location they are able to demonstrate Ubuntu (and a couple of other distros) and then give out CDs and literature, and even install Linux on visitors computers. The guy who is arranging it has been looking at the leaflets that are being created on this list and I think he was pretty impressed. I try where I can to get more people to give Ubuntu a try. A colleague of mine has decided to dump Windows XP and go for Ubuntu. He has very little experience of Ubuntu but since I work with him I'll be able to provide him with support. I'm also installing Ubuntu alongside Windows XP on his mother-in-law's PC when I replace her faulty hard drive. I figured that if I can get 3 or 4 people to over to Ubuntu then they can also talk to their friends and family about Ubuntu. Heck, I'm even half tempted to e-mail a few of my friends on MySpace & Facebook about Ubuntu with links. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
