Just sat down and having a read…thoughts below as I go:
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Start is really great and didn’t have me running for the hills, as an organiser and not an IT expert
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However, then it very quickly goes into actions focused on Linux…wonder if it would be good to explain why Linux is the option of choice, when in an earlier paragraph you mention it’s one option, alongside others? (As I’ve read further I see that you do explain a bit about why Linux…maybe a hyperlink to that, or (we’ll explain why Linux further down this page) in this initial part?)
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And to the uninitiated, I think it’s worth a little section on what changing your operating system actually means. For example: Does it mean that it replaces Windows and I can’t use any of my existing software, so I have to relearn how to use a word processing, spreadsheet, etc software? As a ‘user’ rather than IT person, my mine worry is how much is this going to cost me and slow me down (more in relation to time and inconvenience than money). If I can’t run business as usual pretty quickly, I’m automatically thinking that I’ll just buy a new laptop/computer that has W11. (Ok, might have gone down a rabbit hole of my own fears on this that I still don’t understand, having witnessed Linux conversations by Linux Evangelists over the years that haven’t ever really managed to explain it to me in a way that’s stuck). Back to the point…
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A question not answered here: How quickly do people need to address the issue of their W10 not being supported anymore? This would help organisers with comms and planning on when to run events and advertise support for keeping your tech lasting longer. (And is it just desktops and laptops that are effected?) Again I’ve just found that there is a bit about this towards the bottom of the piece, but not all this answered.
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Running dedicated parties section…the Linux links open on top of the page, rather than in a new window, and to the untrained eye/brain they do look more terrifying, and not necessarily that current. The kind of thing that I’d be forwarding to one of my IT team.
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Working with Other Organisations - love the link to local groups…if we get too much demand with our existing events and are overwhelmed by option 2, then linking with groups that know what they’re talking about…great!
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Just from an accessible language perspective…I had to search for an explanation of ‘emblematic’ wonder if symbolic might be more accessible (and conscious this is being read by a wide range of folk)
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I’ve got to the end and I think it’s great…I still want to bury my head in the sand about as to where to go next, but has given me food for thought. Other question rumbling round my non-tech head…if I switch to Linux do I have to do some kind of installing going forward to keep it up-to-date, or does it do it all for you? Any ongoing maintenance required for example, that a non-techy person could and would get round to doing.
Sorry, a fair bit there @neil