Re: Thoughts for the install fest

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On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 01:12:09 +0200
[email protected] wrote:

> Al salam 3alaykum wa ra7mat Allah
> 
> If you all don't mind some thoughts about the fest, here is one:
> 
> - There could be a demo or a presentation that shows how visitors
> could substitute Windows with Linux for their everyday basic computing
> needs. These needs might include web surfing, sending emails,
> composing various types of productivity documents, listening to and
> watching online/offline audio and video streams, burning CDs, playing
> games, etc....

good idea, but if you check the discussion on the forum and the wiki
you'll notice we have a preference for short 15 minutes presentations.

so you think all this can fit into the 15 minutes or maybe we need to
split it into two presentations.

note also that we want this to be very low key, saying WOW look it can
play back mp3s makes us look very bad, as if playing mp3s (which most
users take for granted) is such a great achievement.

> 
> Such a demo would need a nice Intel desktop with a big monitor, have
> speakers, with a modem connection to the internet, and other
> peripherals too installed and configured if possible (scanner, digital
> camera, printer, etc...).

at the moment we are not sure whether the culture wheel will allow us to
use their computers or not

so the demos will be performed on our volunteers personal computers, if
anyone can come and bring their PCs it will be great.
specially if you can clear a partition for us to mess around in.


> Software should include a Linux distribution
> that should either have a localized Arabic interface or at least fully
> supports Arabic. Applications should include an office productivity
> suite with full Arabic support, Internet programs (Arabic capable
> browser, popular chat and messaging programs, Arabic capable email
> client, etc..) , audio and video players, audio rippers and CD burner
> software packages, some nice 2D/3D Linux game if available, and so on.

we can use arabbix if you think arabic user inteface is a must.


please bring this idea to the the Wiki, where we do our brainstorming
and collect all ideas
http://linux-egypt.manalaa.net/index.php/MayInstallFestBrainStorm

if you're interested in doing the presentation yourself please contact
me @ alaa-uB3w8/[email protected]

if anyone is willing to bring his hardware to be used (with great care
we promise) in the fest please contact me.

cheers,
Alaa
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