Re: LinuxFest / InstallFest

I was thinking that it may be a good idea if some Linux users who already
have Linux installed on their laptops, like myself, can bring their laptops
to the fest and let them running there as a demonstration of Linux
varieties. I, in particular have Linux on Apple Powerbook (Yellodog), and HP
(SUSE). Since neither distribution seems to be in the focus of the fest, I
could let those laptops running - just to let people see that Linux can run
anywhere, and that it's pretty uniform desktop environment independent of
the distribution (if one sticks to KDE or Gnome, or course).

Andrei

On 10/10/05, Michael Bond <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> These would be my only concerns:
>
> 1) Time: Depending on how many people show up, the event may need to
> run past 8:30. Installing a new OS and getting updates typically
> takes an hour or 2 depending on the speed of the machine.
>
> 2) Network: We'll need a network connection that un-registered MAC
> addresses can connect to. We wouldn't want to send people home
> without all the current software updates. I know ESB used to be picky
> about letting people on their network that weren't registered with them.
>
> MorLUG can provide switches and/or hubs to handle the networking
> issues in the room. (if ESB can't provide a port that's open to
> unknown MACs we could setup a NAT through a computer that is
> registered with them)
>
> 3) Power: we can provide a number of power strips, so this shouldn't
> be too large of a problem.
>
> Other than those, combining efforts defiantly makes sense for this.
>
> I'm going to try to arrange my schedule to make the ACM meeting this
> wednesday ... if you could find out about #2 above by then that would
> be great.
>
> I strongly recommend that MorLUG's officers attend the meeting if
> they are available. From morlug's standpoint the only thing that
> would change for us is the meeting time and location. I don't think
> we have our promotional materials yet, so it shouldn't be too big of
> a problem.
>
> Mike.
> MorLUG Faculty Advisor
> [email protected]
>
>
>
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