[DC LoCo] ubuntu presence at CoderDojoDC a week from Saturday

[Kevin Cole]

On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Jason Blum <jason.blum at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey guys,
>
> I think Kevin plans on coming out a week from Saturday (January 5) for the
> first meeting of our http://CoderDojoDC.com kids programming club.

Yeah, that's still my plan.

> I have three laptops ready for three kids unable to bring their own, but
> figured Kevin or anyone else, you're certainly welcome to speak a little
> about Ubuntu, or just be on hand to support or maybe do a few installs on
> some old laptops I'm bringing.
>
> I'm sure everyone's seen this series: http://randall.executiv.es/tip6, but
> just in case.  I love the emphasis on not selling Ubuntu in comparison with
> Windows but just on its own merits as a solid OS.

I hadn't seen the series, but it's common sense -- even if I enjoy
beating Microsoft up.  But really, there's so much to like about FOSS
in general, it's easy to stay positive.  However, though I happen to
like Ubuntu, I do like to let the curious know that there's a whole
slew of OS's, distros and applications, that are waiting to be
explored.

> I expect most of the kids will be bringing old PC's or Mac's, but if anyone
> has any thoughts on promoting Ubuntu, the stage is yours!

> btw a question: I have a dozen old laptops without pae cpu's and figured
> option #2 here is my best option?
>
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/117744/how-can-i-install-on-a-non-pae-cpu-error-kernel-requires-features-not-present

I don't have any real opinion on what's best. Both 1 and 2 are
relatively easy.  Presumably, 2 would leave less clutter on your
system.

As for the follow-up question:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/182048/will-it-be-possible-to-use-a-non-pae-kernel-in-12-10?rq=1

It's been a while since I built a custom kernel, but I used to do it
regularly enough that it wasn't too arduous.  I'm betting others are
fresher on it, but I could probably relearn.

> -Jason
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