<p>Great ya shabaab</p>
<p>Mainly, most of the students will bring their laptops to install ubuntu on it while the session is running.</p>
<p>I suggest WUBI to make it easier @ the start....</p>
<p>Let's rock!</p>
<p>Sent By Android<br>
--<br>
Mahmoud Darweash<br>
Mobile Solutions Engineer<br>
Mobile: +20 (10) 53 60 9 60</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mar 8, 2011 1:40 PM, "Amr Ali" <<a href="http://amr.ali.cc">amr.ali.cc</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> Good luck Mahmoud, its nice to know that we still have such active and energized<br>
> Open Source advocates.<br>> <br>> Throughout my experience with new comers, I found out that the best way to<br>> approach them is through eye candy, ease of use, user friendliness, and<br>> out-of-box readiness.<br>
> <br>> Talk is good, but they will keep having the thought "show me the money".<br>> Basically I think that it is best if you had a session with 10-15 PCs all has<br>> Ubuntu installed with all kinds of software and eye candy to have attendees form<br>
> groups and play with it. During that you can talk them through some cool stuff,<br>> or present some ideas that could be done easily in Ubuntu and not in windows,<br>> and/or have them ask questions about how to do something in Linux that they used<br>
> to do in windows.<br>> <br>> Maybe also you can talk about the moral side of "stealing" software by not<br>> paying for it iff the producer didn't allow free usage, and how most of windows<br>> applications and windows itself is costly by the mere choice of using it, as<br>
> there are more and more software you will need, while most Linux's repositories<br>> contain some 22k software packages that will cover all of your possible needs<br>> (hypothetically of course, my needs far out weights whats in any repository, but<br>
> that is aside from the point :-D). (yes the act of cracking a said software<br>> without paying fees due for using it without the producer consent is stealing,<br>> that's of course aside from the fact that all software should be free, but if<br>
> you don't agree, don't use).<br>> <br>> Anyways, good luck, and keep it up :-)<br>> <br>> ~// Amr Ali<br>> <br>> On 03/08/2011 10:18 AM, Mahmoud Darweash wrote:<br>>> I've been speaking with student for more than 3 monthes during the courses time<br>
>> about ubuntu... finally, we have around 30 student that wishes to convert to<br>>> ubuntu and they wish to attend ubuntu session. The ubuntu day isa will be (FREE)<br>>> not to break our thoughts :)<br>
>> <br>>> We need to schedule a day (may be any Friday) to tell them what should they do.<br>>> Also most of the employers @ legend wish to convert :) I think I'll have a<br>>> conversion record :)<br>
>> <br>>> Prepare me 3 hours session that may be good initial start for the normal user :)<br>>> <br>>> Sent By Android<br>>> --<br>>> Mahmoud Darweash<br>>> Mobile Solutions Engineer<br>
>> Mobile: +20 (10) 53 60 9 60<br>>> <br>> <br></div>