[lugm.org] LUGM Meeting

Tue Jun 18 07:50:33 UTC 2013

Thanks for the feedback. We should work on that.

On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Ronny R. <redoverlord at gmail.com> wrote:

> nice.
>
> I really like what u did afterwards.
> could not come and not even give news as i was in a cremation
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 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
>>
>> - Geek by birth ... Linux by choice.
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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
>>>>
>>>> - Geek by birth ... Linux by choice.
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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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