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[david at kvr.com.au]

so about that open day...

- David

On 2012-05-25 07:33, Andre Mangan wrote:
> Apology accepted.  Now let's close that book.
>
> Andre
>
> On 24 May 2012 20:50, George Patterson <george.patterson at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, I have signed the CoC but will point out that the comment 
>> wasn't
>> intended as an attack. If interpreted as a negative, I apologise.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> George
>>
>> On 24 May 2012 18:44, Andre Mangan <andremangan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> i think it a sad state of affairs that a contributor's chosen 
>>> vocabulary
>> > should be under attack.  One single word.  This is a forum for 
>> exchanging
>> > ideas.  What ever happened to signing the Code of Conduct.  I have 
>> signed it
>> > and abide by it, George.  Have you?
>> >
>> > Andre
>> >
>> > .
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 24 May 2012 11:58, George Patterson 
>> <george.patterson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On 24 May 2012 10:07, Andre Mangan <andremangan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > "InstallFest" does not generate any interest - it is a 
>> fabricated word
>> >> > used
>> >> > by cognoscenti only.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Speaking of words, who the uses a word like cognoscenti, probably 
>> just
>> >> the "wordsmiths".  (Hand up those that needed to look for the
>> >> definition in a dictionary).
>> >>
>> >> While I agree that InstallFest doesn't generate automatic 
>> interest
>> >> these days, I disagree that it's a made up word used just by 
>> geeks. In
>> >> 2002 (and other years), LinuxSA held an Installfest where the
>> >> installations were mostly going onto peoples computers that 
>> hadn't
>> >> used Linux before. How did these members of the public know what 
>> an
>> >> InstallFest was? We educated them, put flyers up at Uni notice 
>> boards
>> >> (I think via the radio also). Wow that was really 10 years ago, 
>> feel
>> >> like it was last year sometimes.
>> >>
>> >> Open Day: sounds like a space full of displays and perhaps people
>> >> trying to sell you products, ideas or services, for example 
>> University
>> >> Open days.
>> >>
>> >> Workshop: sounds like planned sessions with a fixed schedule.
>> >> InstallFest:: Probably too geeky unless you are prepared to 
>> explain
>> >> what an InstallFest is.
>> >>
>> >> For these reason, all of the above is not ideal.
>> >>
>> >> As an idea, what about Ubuntu Install Day? Though that sounds 
>> like it
>> >> excludes people that are wanting to ask questions.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Great initiative, Jared.  Good luck.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Agreed with the above.
>> >>
>> >> Regards
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> George
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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