Re: KDE for non-techies

Hello,

I cant speak for BoF space, but at this very late stage, I'm pretty
sure all the our space is already been committed. I'll verify.

There is a FULL day tutorial for people new to Linux on Friday,

    http://www.ohiolinux.org/linuxbasics.html

The instructor is a KDE user. The class requires a professional
registration level (which is $350, but the money is used to pay
for the space for the conference, so it is for a good cause.)

I'd encourage anyone new to Linux to signup for the tutorial.

Thanks,
Mike


Justin Kirby wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 1:29 PM, hbkeultjes <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> 
>     I am willing to do whatever I can to help.  I cc'd Mike Meffie who
>     has been one of the OLF organisers from the start.  I am about 75
>     minutes from the Columbus convention center.
> 
> 
> Henry,
> 
> Here's what I'd propose.  Assuming we get a reply from Mike saying the 
> BoF is something they can support I think you should start structuring 
> what you'd like to see covered/discussed at the BoF and propose that 
> back to the group here.  Once you give us something to work with we can 
> provide feedback on additional items that might be worth covering or 
> help refine ideas you come up with.  I'm assuming you're talking about 
> doing some sort of "how to" session that people could bring their 
> computer to and learn cool tips and tricks for getting things done in 
> KDE software?
> 
> Thanks,
> Justin
>  
> 
> 
>     Henry Keultjes
>     Mansfield Ohio USA
>     Direct 419-525-1111
> 
> 
>     Justin Kirby wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>         On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Jeff Mitchell <[email protected]
>         <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]
>         <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote:
> 
>            Hi Henry,
> 
>            On 8/30/2010 12:07 PM, hbkeultjes wrote:
>            > Jeff:
>            >
>            > If by chance you will be at Ohio Linux Fest, I would like
>         to discuss
>            > ways for non-techies like myself to get support so we can feel
>            > comfortable switching to using more and more KDE components.
> 
>            I won't be there, sorry.
> 
> 
>         Hi Henry,
> 
>         We will have folks at OLF staffing a booth.  I am copying
>         Klaatu, Geoffrey, and Mackenzie on this thread so you can
>         coordinate together about a possible "KDE End User" oriented
>         BoF.  Personally I think this is a great idea and hope you all
>         can make this happen.  Let me know if there is anything else I
>         can do to help!
> 
>         -Justin
> 
>          
> 
>            > My reply to the OLF 2010 announcements was a KDE BOF but
>         sofar I
>            have
>            > not heard back about that suggestion.
> 
>            I'm not sure which OLF 2010 announcement you're referring to or
>            who you
>            contacted about a KDE BoF. I would suggest contacting the KDE
>            Promo list
>            at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>         <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> about
>         ideas for
> 
>            promotion and BoFs at OLF.
> 
>            > The problem, of course, is that the BOFs tend to attract highly
>            > technical people, developer types, who seem to lack any kind of
>            interest
>            > in helping the end user.
> 
>            In my experience with BoFs this isn't necessarily correct -- the
>            audience BoFs tend to attract depends highly on how the BoF is
>            marketed,
>            both in its description and the title of the BoF itself. A BoF
>            entitled
>            "Developments in KDE" will likely attract existing KDE users who
>            want to
>            see what's new, while a BoF entitled "Getting Started Using
>         KDE" will
>            likely attract those that are not existing KDE users but are
>            interested
>            in the idea.
> 
>            > That, of course, is a big shame because to me
>            > the whole objective is to get end-users to use KDE.
>          Considering my
>            > qualifications, if KDE cannot get to the point where it can use
>            people
>            > like myself to train others to use KDE, the whole cause may
>         be lost.
>            >
>            > I look forwards to hearing from you.
> 
>            I've CCed the KDE Promo list in this reply -- that list would
>         be the
>            appropriate venue to discuss this kind of promotion activity.
> 
>            Thanks,
>            Jeff
> 
> 
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