Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf10-localteam] Defining the purpose of outreach during Debian Day

[Andy Oram <andyo@oreilly.com>]

I'm glad I captured the purpose and spirit of Debian Day...but some 
prioritization would be a good idea! We probably can't achieve all our 
goals, and choosing a priority will help us decide what to put first on 
the program, or to highlight, etc.

I have never been to a DebConf or Debian Day before. For ignorant folks 
like me, it would be useful to post a description of what usually goes 
on. For instance, I've been to an Ubuntu Installfest which was a lot of 
fun but very unstructured. People sat around showing stuff off on their 
laptops (software they or other people had written), disks were handed 
out and used for installation, food was served. But you can have formal 
presentations too, of course.

Andy

> > What is the goal of outreach to local communities? For instance:
> >
> > * To promote wider adoption of Debian GNU/Linux
> >
> > * To promote adoption of GNU/Linux or other free software, more
> >   broadly
> >
> > * To learn the software needs of local groups and whether Debconf
> >   participants can help them
> >
> > * To recruit developers, testers, or other community support from
> >   local groups
> >
> > And you could probably think up even more!
>
> Those are all very good.
>
> I'd like to add something on the line of "To transforms users into
> active participants" but I lack good wording. At any rate, I just
> wanted to say that you're spot on.
>
> P.