[wplug-board] Are installfests obsolete?

[Terence J. Golightly]

Pat,

Is the concept of an Installfest obosolete? That is an interesting 
question.  Last year at a couple of our Installfest we garnered 
attendance of quite a few people. I don't recall any specifics but, may 
be around 10 to 15 people attended.

I imagine that there will always be the uninitiated, who are basically 
computer illiterate and require help. Are these the people we want to 
target?  Our former Member at Large thought so.  However, we find most 
of our members are interested in having speakers active in FOSS or 
related area.  We could do more of that.  Now as years go by and the 
literacy rate gets higher and higher, these types of users will have 
much less of a problem installing a distro.  The issue for them might be 
the right distro.  It is getting easier and easier to try without 
hassle. So should we target those out there who want to try Linux, but 
need some handholding?  There are plenty of people out there who are 
phobic about computers (both my brothers). Older folks who are 
technically challenged. Those folks arn't interested.  Do we go back to 
our roots?  Anyway, Pat good food for thought. lets keep it up.

Terry
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Chairman The Western Pennsylvania Linux User's Group
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