On Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:30:28 -0400 William Park via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org> wrote:
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. -- Howard Gibson hgibson@eol.ca http://home.eol.ca/~hgibson