DemoWorkshops

User Demo Workshops

Few User demo Workshops would be organized in Bhopal and Indore , 23rd - 27th April. Objectives & agenda below.

Objectives

• What we intend to achieve

Make people aware of using Indian languages on computers & how to use it under Linux. Identify potential volunteers who can take it much further and deeper at their local levels. Train a set of people who can them help out others get going at local level.

• Why we are doing this

Creating awareness about using Hindi on computers. Show users what they can do and how.

• Target audience

Users who use Hindi on computers as part of workarea, writing & general etc. Hindi departments, Hindi speakers, NGOs into ICT activities, schools having computers & hindi medium studying students, general computer users.

Resource Requirements

• PCs for demo - Configuration etc.
• Hall/Room for venue
• Projector.
• Publicity material
  • Banner ,posters
  • Pamphlets
    • What is GNU/Linux/Free Opensource, About Indlinux and Hindi linux, Rangoli doc.
  • CDs to give/sell
    • Knoppix
    • Rangoli live CD
    • Ubuntu Install + Live CD
    • Indic + FOSS tools CD.

Talk

• About free & opensource - mukt & muft.
• Linux for users
• IndLinux project
• Hindi on computers
• using Hindi on Linux.

Demos

• Linux live CD - Knoppix / Ubuntu
• Installing Linux - Fedora/Ubuntu/Knoppix
• Using Hindi on Linux - setting up & testing
• Hindi in different applications
• Creating documents, sending email, making a Hindi webpage.