Re: Re: [edlug] Install Day?

["Ed" <epo1@xxx.xxx.xxx>]

As one of the organisers of previous install weekends I'd be happy to help you start and on the day itself. Note that at the last install weekend we did in fact have a program of talks, this was quite successful.

You need a venue and a decent timescale, say 2 months minimum from making the decision to go ahead. I've posted separately about a related firewall installation service.

Ed

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From: james rosgen-eaton <james@xxx.xxx.xxx>
To: Barrie Dempster <barrie@xxx.xxx.xxx>
Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 14:03:09 +0000
Subject: Re: [edlug] Install Day?

Another idea we had discussed is what to do with the time spent waiting
whilst people are having their machines installed; instead of having
them waiting around or sitting quietly waiting for machines to copy, it
might be an idea to arrange presentations and demos - this might also
catalyse the number of people arriving, if we had an 'introduction to
linux and linux installation session' - some possibly ideas for
activities are a basic introduction to OSS and GNU, an introduction to
how linux works, and demonstrations of the OpenCD and Knoppix - this
might be an excellent way to reach people who aren't comfortable having
their machines installed, but are still interested (And would probably
reach quite a broad cross-section of people, depending upon advertising,
to would be a fantastic knoppix/opencd distribution venue). 

There are many other things we could demonstrate also which would
catalyse peoples' interest - having a game of enemy territory running on
a few linux machines to demonstrate that windows isn't the only thing in
the house which will happily run games would be one possibility (since
very few people seem to realise that linux runs games really well,
outside linux gamers).

But yeah. :)

On Sun, 2004-05-09 at 13:03, Barrie Dempster wrote:
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> I didn't attend the last install day and I haven't heard any talk about
> another one in the near future. James (james@xxx.xxx.xxx) and I have
> been discussing it, We would be interested in co-ordinating such an
> event (with anyone else willing to help)
> 
> Between us we can provide....
> 
> 	- Couple of desktops/laptops to demo our installs on
> 	- Couple of Monitors - so attendees only need bring their
> 	  Computers
> 	- Keyboards/Mice
> 	- A couple of Switches
> 	- A Pile of Cat5
> 	- Distro CD's + Blanks + burners
> 	- Wireless Access Point
> 	- Facilities to create posters/leaflets beforehand
> 	- 2 almost fully functional brains and experience with a pile of
> 	  distros
> 
> The release forms and things on the website could be reused too
> 
> What we would need....
> 
> 	- A Venue - preferably with Internet access for googling funky
> 	  hardware problems
> 	- More volunteers and their hardware and CD's
> 	- People willing to publicize by sticking posters up in their
> 	  office/school/college
> 
> Anyone else up for install mayhem?
> 
> - --
> Barrie Dempster
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