On Friday 07 September 2007 22:10, James Kilty wrote:
> Hello all
>
> Any amendments to this - I propose to send it to the Penzance Chamber of
> Commerce for a start.
>
> Thanks
>
> Hello
>
> I thought your members might be interested in these events because
> moving to Free Software, even free Operating Systems would not only save
> your members
money but also keep them up to date with International
> Standards such as Open Document Formats. It would also give them freedom
> to modify and adapt programmes to suit themselves and install and copy
> them to as many machines as they wish without charge.
>
> On October 28th and November 11th, the Devon and Cornwall GNU/Linux
> Users Group, in association with Penzance Computers, is offering an
> opportunity to try out Free Software and some different brands of the
> Free Operating System. The events will take place at Penzance computers
> ecafe on Wood St, Penzance (off Market Jew St) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
> You may attend either or both meetings.
>
> Members of the DCGLUG will be available for demonstrations, questioning
> and further support. CDs and DVDs of some distributions such as Ubuntu
> and PCLinuxOS will be available for participants to take back to
the
> workplace or home, install and test. Tuition will be given in dual
> booting with Windows or making an exclusive installation. Further help
> will always be available online via the GLUG email List and web site or
> individually by arrangement. As much hands on experience as possible
> will be given with the participants' choices of OS or software.
>
> Various software will be on show, such as OpenOffice.org, the Office
> suite; scribus, the Desktop Publishing programme; The Gimp, the GNU
> Image Manipulation Programme. Others will be shown on request.
>
> If there is enough interest, User Group members will arrange a workshop
> event exclusively for small businesses.
>
> I would appreciate it if you would draw your members' attention to these
> workshops. I can provide posters if you should ask for members to
> display.
>
> Thank
you
> --
> James Kilty
>
http://www.kilty.demon.co.ukHi James - perhaps you should include email software (Evolution or other) and accounts (perhaps GNU Cash) in your software list as small companies would possibly consider these a priority. Although, I realise that you don't want to make the list of software too long.
thanks
Viv
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