-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I have 2 pentium MMX 200 Mhz machines sitting here with a couple of small HD's in them. perhaps adding more HD's and putting them up might work. Technomage Hawke On Thursday 06 May 2004 01:14 am, ec wrote: > Sounds sound!! > > The only thing that COULD reasonably be in addition > every month is for a couple computers that are already > setup and ready to demo. That way, the install fest > could be advertised as an 'come by and see it in > action, then get it installed on your machine' type > event. Maybe have them setup with a 'fake business > with a fake data base, accounting dept, etc' for a > business type to play with. A separate 'home' that the > 'newbie user' could actually do 'work' in. I know this > could not be done before this time, but something to > think about. > > Maybe 'network' those two computers and demo > administration type ability from one over the other if > asked, etc. The two computers don't need to be 'state > of the art speed freaks, just something workable. > > Just some idol thoughts. > > Anything to get more interest in Linux and installing > it and running it. > > What MAY happen is for the first two or three months, > we get a good turn out then it tappers off unless we > get some draw besides install help. Hope I am wrong, > but for now, installfest sounds great! > > How about posting the 'flyer' for the event to the > website so we can download and possibly post places. > > --- Alan Dayley wrote: > > On Tuesday 04 May 2004 01:08 pm, George Gambill > > wrote: > > --[clip]-- > > > > > I was told that 4 weeks is not enough time to pull > > > > an InstallFest together. > > > > > But, if we go on the idea that we get done what > > > > we get done for this first > > > > > cycle and get more done for next month, I'm all > > > > for it. > > > > I want to jump in here to offer a touch of > > flexibility to the idea of an > > InstallFest and what I think it really is. > > > > The kind of InstallFest that George is referring to > > is, and did a great job > > putting together, was done on the model of the > > previous two InstallFests. > > Biggish events with demos, presentations, prizes > > and, of course, installs. > > For something of that magnitude 4 weeks is not > > enough. It is very hard to > > get many companies to commit to donating stuff in a > > 4 week time limit, for > > example. > > > > InstallFests can involve as little as 4 people > > getting together to install > > software and solve problems. All they do is > > installs. There are LUGs out > > there that limit the monthly InstallFest to 10 > > people who must sign up in > > advance. I'm not sure I like that but the point is > > that most InstallFests > > are smaller than the almost "Free Software > > Conferences" that we have put on > > in the past. > > > > I envision a regular monthly InstallFest to be about > > installs. The regular > > committee, headed by Alexander, running the monthly > > event should worry about > > getting the resources to do installs. Period. > > Trying to put on a > > quasi-conference every month is more than a regular > > InstallFest should be, > > IMO. If they make sure they can help people get > > Linux installed, they are > > doing great! Save the big "Free Software Show" for > > an annual or semi-annual > > event, maybe put on by AZOTO and held in conjunction > > with that month's PLUG > > InstallFest. > > > > Now, if someone wants to demo or present something > > at the InstallFest, fine, > > get them a room and have them come. But keep such > > things secondary to the > > priority of getting software installed. I would > > like the regular > > InstallFests to happen every month without the > > pressure to make it a big > > event. Let's do installs and spread Free Software > > around, that's the main > > goal. > > > > Of course, if Alexander and the group want to do > > something big every month, > > and can pull it off, more power to them says I! > > > > Alan > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > > settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > ===== > Cyclists should expect and demand safe > accommodation on our public roads, > just as does every other user. > > Nothing more is expected. > > Nothing less is acceptable! > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! 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