[lugm.org] LUGM Meeting

Mon Jun 17 15:18:32 UTC 2013

Hi Ish,

Feel free to share and use the photos. Have fun :-)

Avinash
On Jun 17, 2013 6:48 PM, "Ish Sookun" <ish at hacklog.in> wrote:

> Great!
> Thank you for sharing Avinash :)
>
> I see flickr appends a copyright notice on the download page though. Are
> we free to use the photos & share?
>
>
> Ish Sookun
>
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> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 6:36 PM, Avinash Meetoo <avinash at noulakaz.net>wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Here are a few photos taken during our LUGM meetup at L'Escalier:
>>
>>    - http://www.flickr.com/photos/noulakaz/sets/72157634178499320/
>>
>> If you're watching them using the Slideshow facility on Flickr, please
>> click on Options (top right) and untick "Embiggen photos to fill
>> screen". They look much better without Embiggen.
>>
>> A big thanks, of course, to Selven and his friends for having organised
>> the event and provided us all with a very nice briani. Thank you to
>> Selven's mum and aunts for helping in the kitchen.
>>
>> I would like to thank everyone who came on Saturday. It would have been
>> nice to have more people though... Special mention to Nadim who lives in
>> Triolet and who took a bus to come to L'Escalier !!!
>>
>> Thanks to you all, the future of LUGM is bright. Please feel free to
>> join the Managing Committee of LUGM and help us help others liberate their
>> minds :-)
>>
>> Avinash
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Ish Sookun <ish at hacklog.in> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Nadim,
>>>
>>> Thank you for feedback. You have some very interesting observations
>>> there.
>>>
>>> I recall the Linux seminar we did in 2010 at UoM, where we showed people
>>> how to install openSUSE. I personally received a lot of feedback then from
>>> people who really went home with an openSUSE DVD and tried installing or
>>> running live.
>>>
>>> You're right that the presentation on Saturday was more-inclined on
>>> technical side, with terms which were surely new to some.
>>>
>>> I also agree with your points about presenting Linux in a fun & easy way
>>> to newcomers.
>>>
>>> @Selven & Ajay - Can we have a tutorials section on lugm.org? In the
>>> coming weeks I'll be working on some screencasts in creole. We can publish
>>> the same. I believe if we (of course when we're free) can start
>>> implementing things right after we receive feedback, things will be easier.
>>>
>>> Nadim, your observations are very good. It'll great if you do a
>>> presentation with the Linux Mint examples for the next event. I think the
>>> experiment you did with your cousin's PC can be something worth presenting,
>>> I mean show people how someone totally new to Linux is now comfortably
>>> using it without hassle.
>>>
>>> @Nitin (Police officer) - I believe you've already joined the mailing
>>> list. Please keep us updated how arrangements are going on your side and
>>> how we can be of help. Even if we don't have a date yet, we can contemplate
>>> on ideas for the next big one.
>>>
>>> C
>>> heers!
>>>
>>> Ish Sookun
>>>
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>>> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Mohammad Nadim Qaadiri Razavi Attari <
>>> nadim.attari at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> First of all I'd like to congratulate everyone, especially Selven, for
>>>> the wonderful LUGM event held at L'Escalier.
>>>>
>>>> It was my first time in a LUGM event, even though I follow LUGM since
>>>> the early 2000's - if I remember well, when LUGM website was on PHP-Nuke,
>>>> or perhaps even earlier than that. Every-time I wanted to participate, I
>>>> couldn't due to some last-minute unforeseen events. This time I said to
>>>> myself that I'll gonna participate no matter what - I took a bus at 9am
>>>> from PL to arrive at L'Escalier at 10:30am - forget about sitting in the
>>>> bus for one and a half hour, I really wanted to participate.
>>>>
>>>> A special thanks to Avinash and Selven to offer a lift - unfortunately,
>>>> we could not coordinate.
>>>>
>>>> Coming to the event, the first thing I tried to do was to observe how
>>>> the event is held: the presentation, the audience, etc... I shall share my
>>>> feelings and opinion + shall try to make some recommendations.
>>>>
>>>> First of all I found the presentation very technical. Even Avinash's
>>>> presentation which was supposed to be an introduction to newcomers was
>>>> somewhat technical - e.g. "Linux can be contained in a floppy disk,"
>>>> "Standards compliant formats", etc...
>>>>
>>>> For example, someone new to Linux would not bother about technical
>>>> things. All they want is USE IT (new-comers). And HOW TO use it
>>>> (intermediates). I think Thierry was trying to go in this direction, which
>>>> I fully agree.
>>>>
>>>> When we were having lunch, even Nitish was speaking of "SSH." He was
>>>> sitting next to the shy lady, Nalini. And I was observing how Nalini was
>>>> getting "bored" with technical talks (during lunch !)
>>>>
>>>> We should categorise the presentations: new-comers (0% technical),
>>>> intermediate (HOWTOs) and expert (geeks!).
>>>>
>>>> In the new-comers' presentations, we could also try to show how Linux
>>>> can be beneficial to businesses in reducing costs (free OS, no antivirus to
>>>> buy, no office package to buy, can be installed on old PC/laptop, etc) -
>>>> their secretaries and staff may be using only some office packages + a
>>>> browser to surf the net + a mail client to send and receive email.
>>>>
>>>> On an organisational point of view, I would propose that we create
>>>> "cells" within the group which shall be dealing with specific "department"
>>>> e.g. a cell that shall contact computer shops and ask them to propose Linux
>>>> also as an OS. a cell that shall provide HOWTOs (how to use LibreOffice,
>>>> how to install Skype, ...), a geeks-only cell.
>>>>
>>>> We all have some ideas how to make LUGM progress. Up to all of us
>>>> coming to an consensus and derive a plan for say, the next 1 year, and we
>>>> act upon the plan.
>>>>
>>>> I hope Avinash (the policeman!) will organise the next LUGM event in
>>>> Dubreuil. I propose we organise in these places also: Port Louis, Triolet,
>>>> Grand Baie, Goodlands, Riviere du Rempart, Flacq, Lalmatie, Bel Air, St
>>>> Pierre, Quartier Militaire.
>>>>
>>>> Well that's my two cents. I'm waiting for your valuable opinions now :-)
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> *Mohammad Nadim Attari*
>>>> Bon Air Branch Road
>>>> 8th Mile, Triolet
>>>> Republic of Mauritius
>>>> Tel: +230 786-3665
>>>> Skype: nadimattari
>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/nadimattari
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