[Gslug-general] Talk for new users?

[Andrew Gray]

I was thinking today about the new users who come to the meetings just to
check out Linux. Sometimes we may have none, sometimes we may have one or
two. I was thinking that maybe we should get a show of hands for
newcomers/people interested in checking out Linux and free software for the
first time at the meetings. If there are any, somebody might be able to have
a brief talk prepared explaining what exactly free software is, what Linux
is, etc. I know it's a pretty big topic and I know some of us could talk for
hours about it (heh, like me), but I think such a presentation, however
brief, would welcome in newcomers instead of diving them headfirst into
complex talks about specific applications of Linux.

I would note though that the dive-in method might be pretty effective as
well because it gives them a good idea of what they could do with a Linux
system. For example, the cell phone ringer talk from last month was a
perfect example of something both venerable Linux users and newcomers alike
might find interesting. I know I did. So perhaps a combination of the two?
No? Yes? Maybe? Volunteers? The talk shouldn't take more than five minutes
I'm thinking.

--Andrew Gray
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