Re: Installfests (WAS: Re: [ossig] FOSS Meet)

[Poh Yang Ming <pohyg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I share your observation.

We need alot of user's education.

Some of the basic skills, enough to substitute their
current uses/experiences.

cheers.

--- Nah Soo Hoe <nsh@pop.jaring.my> wrote:

> On 5 Nov 2004 at 13:08, Colin Charles wrote:
> 
> > Other folks opinions on install fest thoughts are
> welcome. I'm willing
> > to participate (if around) and discuss, and bring
> along ideas/thoughts,
> > esp. since I have some measure of experience
> 
> I am still not very convinced of the value of
> install fests here locally.  
> My perception of install fest had always been that
> the user who brings her 
> machine along to be installed with Linux
> _will_definitely_ run into some 
> problems when she tries to use it at home later.  So
> unless the user is 
> someone who is used to getting answers herself from
> manuals, 
> documentation, ml and the Internet etc. or there is
> some form of local 
> support structure e.g. local user groups where she
> can turn to for help 
> and who is willing to help her, she will probably
> end up frustrated and 
> with a poor opinion of Linux and OSS.  Mind you,
> this user will probably 
> also face problems if she were using MS-Windows but
> she will find that it 
> will be easier for her to share her problems with
> others around her e.g. 
> family members, relatives, neighbours, colleagues
> etc.    
> 
> Another issue will be that the user will probaly be
> an existing MS-Windows 
> user who wants to try out this thingy called Linux
> which she had heard so 
> much of.  So her expectation in all likelihood will
> be for the Linux 
> system to behave just like her MS-Windows system
> which as we know is 
> usually not the case and indeed should not be the
> case.  
> 
> So unless the target audience for the install fest
> are the techies and 
> people who are used to the idea of resolving their
> computer problems on 
> their own, we will end up with many unhappy users.  
> However, this group 
> of people probably do not need the install fest
> since they can easily 
> install Linux by themselves from the CDs. 
> 
> Of course install fests can be useful for making
> people aware of Linux and 
> OSS and demonstrating to the general public the
> features of Linux and OSS. 
>  In this case then the emphasis should be more on
> the education, demos and 
> awareness activities.  The installation part will be
> more of a "gimmicky" 
> thing to grab people's attention.
> 
> I must admit that I have never participated in an
> install fest myself 
> before and what I said above is based on what I
> perceive things to be.  So 
> what is the actual experience on this?  Also I am
> keen to know from others 
> who had done install fests locally before what is
> the local experience?  
> 
> --
> Soo Hoe
> 
> 
> 
>
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