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Re: Linux Demo Day
On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Yoni Elhanani wrote:
> Orr Dunkelman wrote:
> > > The problem is not with people standing up,
> > > but the fact that there are many installaters mean several lines,
> > > and people get confused, some lines are very long, some very short,
> > > some people standing not in the line because other people standing in
> > > there, etc.
> > have someone to orgainse them. We had half of it :) (he worked
> > randomally).
>
> I hope that the queue plan will work instead,
> I prefer that people will learn how to use linux instead of being
> impatient,
> and ask the same questions over and over to busy installers.
> This is all a part of the master plan where other people answer your
> questions instead.
We can give the waiting people queue numbers, and won't have to stand in
line, just wait for their number to come up on screen (opearated by a linux
machine, ofcourse :).
> > > Maybe we should have some way to distinguish [potential] users and
> > > freeloaders?
> > Ok. That's a hard task. Installees get free. Installer for their effort.
> > Interested people? ahm... it dependes. that's the problem. Let's assume
> > that whoever sticks by more than 5 minutes to listen and minle around
> > might be interested enough/ terrorist.
>
> Maybe we can offer free CDs to members of ILUG,
> or people who sign up for a free CD on the website.
> It can also help us calculate quantities of CDs and various items.
> (we can have a poll that also registers your name so you can ask for a
> CD,
> it will ask what CD you want, and if you're taking your computer, and
> what do you want
> see in the tutorial, etc)
>
> The way I think of it, paying 40NIS is not much, and I hope it can help
> bring money.
> Windows costs 800NIS, and people don't care paying it when they hate it.
> Also, if we sell 100CDs (hopefully more) we make can 4000NIS, that will
> help us
> pay for the event and hopefully more.
We could also sell the CD for a really symbolic price, such as 5 of 10 NIS,
so only ppl who have something to do with it would pay.
Thanks,
Alon
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