On Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 01:09:49 p.m. EDT, Howard Gibson via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org> wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:30:28 -0400
> Main problem with Linux for general public is, "What do I do with it?"
>
> What I do now on Linux, can be done on Windows. Eg. email, web, word
> processor, spreadsheet, calendar, video, VM, etc. There is no reason
> for general public to learn Linux just for Firefox, Thunderbird,
> LibreOffice, VirtualBox, etc.
William,
I am OACETT's (Ontario Association of Certified Technicians and
Technologists) Toronto West chapter chair. I am looking for events
that would interest our members, and I have been asking if anyone is
interested in GNU/Linux. It might be fun to run an event in which we
demonstrate a GNU/Linux install, probably of Ubuntu, even though I am a
Fedora guy. We are supposed to reach out to colleges, corporations,
and community. This might be a good community outreach. I can do the
presentation, but it would be nice to have a second opinion or point of
view.
Any thoughts?
Gratuitous boilerplate...
OACETT, the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians
and Technologists, is Ontario's independent certifying body for
engineering and applied science technicians and technologists and it
confers the designations C.Tech. (Certified Technician) and C.E.T.
(Certified Engineering Technologist). These designations are recognized
across Canada by employers and other engineering professionals.
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Howard Gibson
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