[NYLoCo] means??

[David Liana]

I remember, back in the day, CompUSA had an isle with various boxed  
linux distros.  SuSE, Red Hat, Caldera (remeber them?), Mandrake and  
even FreeBSD.

What was nice about this is that you got a nice thick printed manual  
and some even offerend 90 days of free telephone support.

Quoting hendrixski <hendrixski at storsint.com>:

> Sounds like we're covering the topic of DOCUMENTATION.
> And yes, Will is right, if all you get is a CD, that doesn't translate
> to Ubuntu on your computer.  More often then not it results in
> frustration.  If you get a CD, plus a helping friendly manual on how to
> install it easily, then you get a better chance.  Best of all is if you
> could just get someone to install it for you, show you around, and be
> there for you when you don't understand something. :-) THAT's what we as
> a Loco team can do.
>
> Steven Day wrote:
>> As far as I know CD handouts aren't just for Ubuntu CDs but also for
>> Open CD (google for OpenCD) which is very useful to the casual windows
>> user and is a gateway to the transition to using ubuntu somewhere down
>> the line. If people are comfortable using open source cross platform
>> programs on those CDs, if and when they move to ubuntu, whether it is
>> through a friend or an OEM, there will be less trouble with "Software
>> XYZ doesn't work".
>>
>> I do agree that there needs to be some sort of comprehensive guide
>> that people would need if they were motivated enough to take the
>> Ubuntu CD and take on the task of installing it. I know there was good
>> books out there on ubuntu from installing to upgrading it but those,
>> unlike the CDs, cost significantly more. I am open to ideas to make
>> the CD handouts of ubuntu cds more useful.
>>
>> On 10/19/07, *Herzog* <herzog at frontiernet.net
>> <mailto:herzog at frontiernet.net>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>     hendrixski wrote:
>>>>     I look forward to an event like this not so specifically so   
>>>> that I can be a
>>>>     part of a massive agenda preparation settlement of sorts;   
>>>> which I suppose
>>>>      is the guise under which these plans are being formulated;   
>>>> but to celebrate
>>>>
>>>>     the fact that we all live in New york State, we all run Ubuntu as our
>>>>     preference AND we are all crazy enough to add our names to a   
>>>> mailing list for
>>>>     something called a LoCo!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>     Hey essey, you talkin' loco
>>>
>>>     Yeah, I like IRC and these mailing lists, I think the voip   
>>> thing is cool
>>>     and want to try it some day.  But I also like to add the variety, of
>>>     face-to-face meetups.  It was cool to hang out with you guys in that
>>>
>>>     cafe in NYC, and it's great every time I meet up with everyone else in
>>>     Rochester.  You may remember those usually had both 1) an agenda and 2)
>>>     lots of fun... and a video camera.
>>>
>>>     One fun thing we can do while down there, for example, is walk around
>>>
>>>     town, and post a few fliers about us and about Ubuntu:  In cafe's, on
>>>     college campuses, etc. etc.  See if we can't meet locals who use Ubuntu
>>>     down there, and start up a Binghamton chapter!
>>>
>>>     Maybe even do a CD handout? With a pamphlet about what's so great about
>>>
>>>     Ubuntu... and how to get involved with Ubuntu NY Loco!
>>>
>>>
>>     So how did the Ubuntu - USA - NY  I signed up for become NY LoCo.
>>     I am glad I am not only one who is nuts.
>>     I claim impending altzheimers, what is Ubuntu's for being
>>     scrambled brains?
>>     Handing out CD's is useless.  The people who know how to use them
>>     are already on Linux.
>>     The CD needs notes on how to boot it, on any computer.  Other CD's
>>     will boot, but Ubuntu's are special.
>>     Those who can use them are already smarter than the average MSFT user.
>>
>>     Wil Herzog
>>
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