On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 02:06:08PM -0600, Lisa L wrote: > Yes, definitely great stuff Richard. The Mini-Maker Faire was an > awesome thing. Doing something along the lines you suggest would be a > fun way of introducing free/open software to the next generation and > getting them excited about what it can do. CCing Dave Sampson, as > Computers for Communities is also trying out educational software and > may well be interested in a joint project. Likewise CCing Emily from > Mod Lab, which is the group that put together the Faire, as there is a > lot of crossover here. Despite my being so deeply buried in computers and Linux in particular, my kids have had very little exposure to computers, so I know very little about what is out there in terms of open source software for kids. I'm hoping to get my 7 year old soldering soon. He's already been doing vegetable battery stuff and of course sees me poking around with wires and racks of computers all the time... > Thanks Eric, for checking that out. It could be that your research > will benefit all our groups with a variety of projects. > > Cheers, > Lisa > > > On 10 January 2011 13:44, Eric Brackenbury <eric [ dot ] brackenbury [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> wrote: > > Great comments Richard > > I now have Sugar running in a VM so will explore that as it is almost > > totally children related but newb's and seniors could benefit too I > > think. > > I will stay in touch with Rob Echlin on this part. > > > > Eric B > > > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 2:39 PM, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb [ at ] tricolour [ dot ] net> wrote: > >> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 01:23:07PM -0600, Lisa L wrote: > >>> Kind thanks to you Rob, and Jean-François Messier as well, for sending > >>> your helpful notes and great ideas from our discussion last meeting. > >>> For those not present, discussion revolved around how to attract and > >>> keep new members. Many valuable insights were shared, by newcomers > >>> and folks who have been with us since our humble beginnings, about > >>> stepping up our outreach to users of other operating systems, > >>> increasing our coverage of beginner-friendly topics, and providing > >>> opportunities for them to consult us with problems in person. Thank > >>> you all for your constructive input. > >>> > >>> Does anyone else have notes/ideas they would like to contribute? > >>> Please share. These will be a topic of discussion at the next board > >>> meeting (Jan 17). > >> > >> A quick chat outside the the beer sig last week and we talked about the > >> possibility of running a Linux for kids event or workshop at a time when > >> kids could actually participate. I'd like to see something like the > >> recent Maker Faire, with a fun variety of open-source related displays > >> for kids. This could be games, beginner programming languages, > >> robotics, drawing/arts, music, web site devel., photography, etc... > >> > >>> I'll be forwarding Jean-François' message shortly. I wrote some long > >>> and messy notes, which I will clean up and send along as well. > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Lisa > >>> > >>> > >>> On 9 January 2011 07:57, Rob Echlin <rob [ at ] echlin [ dot ] ca> wrote: > >>> > Hi > >>> > I have the following notes from the meeting and beer sig. Lisa and others may > >>> > have more. > >>> > > >>> > 1) > >>> > Proposed that OCLUG create a Linux install Cd for use at the Ottawa Public > >>> > Libraries, to be distributed by C4C. > >>> > - Suggested that Mint Linux might be better because it is a small install > >>> > - Suggested that it be one that provides easy Dialup internet access > >>> > - Eric had a bad experience with this recently - was that Ubuntu? > >>> > - The firefox install on the CD should be modified to provide links to: > >>> > - Public Library > >>> > - City of Ottawa > >>> > - C4C > >>> > - OCLUG? > >>> > - Background of the installer should be changed to promote Ottawa, possibly C4C > >>> > and library again > >>> > > >>> > Interested people: > >>> > - Rob Echlin > >>> > - Jean-Francois Messier > >>> > - Lisa > >>> > - Eric > >>> > - Dave Sampson > >>> > > >>> > 2) > >>> > Topics for meetings - I think Lisa has these > >>> > - basically, intro level topics in a number of areas > >>> > - Kids computing presentation > >>> > - Possibly split our space and have a second room for the last half of the > >>> > evening > >>> > - hands-on workshops as part of our session > >>> > > >>> > 3) > >>> > C4C is looking for hardware modems - "in quantity" to serve the thousands of > >>> > people who can't afford hi-speed > >>> > > >>> > 4) > >>> > I think there was another topic... > >>> > > >>> > Rob > >> > >> slainte mhath, RGB > >> > >> -- > >> Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.net> > >> <www.TriColour.net> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! > >> Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% > >> Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> oclug-board mailing list > >> oclug-board [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > >> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug-board > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > http://www.therecycledteenager.blogspot.com/ > > > > Leave the Windoze closed :-)) > > Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC > > marketplace. This is a bug, which Ubuntu (humanity to others)is designed to fix. > > > > But > > K-eep L-ocktite R-eady in the D-irt R-iding Z-one > > _______________________________________________ > > oclug-board mailing list > > oclug-board [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug-board > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.net> <www.TriColour.net> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________