I would hate to see the demo compare some Windows box with Enlightenment. That would drive them off fer sure! Such a demo should compare KCE with Win95 look & feel or IceWM, so they won't feel alienated. George Jim wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Install Fests generally attract the curious and the convinced. They are > either convinced that they want to switch to Linux or they are curious. They > are also usually Joe Sixpack types who are getting on the clue train or > geeks-in-training who know that there is a lot of fun under the hood. Not too > many suits show up. That is another project in itself. > > If we could wangle out way into one of the many computer shows at the Civic > Plaza, those suits and their minions do like to be impressed by the power, > stability, and performance of the kinds of apps that they license and use on > a daily basis > > On Wednesday 26 June 2002 18:05, you wrote: > >
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I think the next Install-Fest should showcase a Windoze machine > > side-by-side with a Linux box to show any "Newbies", or those looking at > > Linux for the first time as a viable alternative, the advantages of the > > Linux OS over the "other product".   Let's say I'm the "new guy" > > and I'm faced with possibly selling an office conversion to the boss and I > > want to see what "counter-part" is available in Linux and how it stacks up > > against my Bill Gates mind melder.  I could possibly walk away with a > > fresh new perspective on speed, performance, and reliability.  I know > > there are many different variables involved, but the office-related basics > > are still there.   Just a thought.

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