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Rob Beard wrote: > Simon Waters wrote: > >> How did it go? >> >> I made it briefly, but it was looking rather quiet on the stand. >> >> Afraid I beat a retreat to somewhere cooler, as I was melting in the heat. >> >> Simon >> >> >> > > Well we only sold 1 OpenCD to some elderly woman who also picked up a > FLOSS leaflet. We've given out a few leaflets and stickers. Not bad > considering the last minute arrangements (and the fact that the sun was > shining straight on the two LCD monitors I had brought along so no one > could see Ubuntu running. > > Rob > > > We had some good discussions today, one of which was to do with resources for future meetings, what would be useful is 1. Gazebo (useful for hot weather like to day) (does anyone have one we can use for such events) 2. Ubuntu flyers professionally printed 3. OpenCD's professioanlly pressed / printed 4. Proper printed banner, with tux, and the dcglug logo / website address, and perhaps the gnu logo, on their too, 5. Does anyone have any leaflet holders, so any stands look a little more professional with leaflets in a proper dispenser, rather than on the table where any wind can blow away. Can we raise funds for the lug, through selling banners on website, it just helps to cover costs, of getting some of the above. It may also help local businesses too. Paul -- Support open file formats use ISO 26300 Open Document format as used by openoffice.org, http:///www.openoffice.org Events Lug Bar B Que Sunday 19th August 2007 Cornwall, details on lug site, www.dcglug.org.uk under meetings. http://www.dcglug.org.uk/wiki/?id=Meetings_20070819 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.1 GIT d S: a C+++ UL++++ P+ L++ W++ N+ W--- O! V! PS+ Y! t+++ 5 X+++ R tv- b- DI! D++ G e H! r! z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK---- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html