On 10/8/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">George Prowse</b> <<a href="mailto:cokehabit@gmail.com">cokehabit@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Mike Rentell wrote:<br>><br>><br>> George Prowse wrote:<br>>> Margot wrote:<br>>>> Dan Attwood wrote:<br>>>>> OK a few more thoughts on this<br>>>>><br>>>>> - is it better to call it a 'linux installfest' rather then a
<br>>>>> 'mandriva' one<br>>>>> and offer both mandriva and ubuntu? Is their more chance that people<br>>>>> will<br>>>>> have heard of linux then of either ubuntu or mandriva?
<br>>>>><br>>>>> - If we were to provide both mandriva and ubuntu how would we pitch the<br>>>>> distros without confusing the hell out of people?<br>>>>><br>>>>> - There is no internet at the venue. I can work on supplying 'apt on
<br>>>>> cd' for<br>>>>> ubuntu builds to get them upto date and provide any extra packages.<br>>>>> it there<br>>>>> something similar for mandriva<br>>>>><br>
>>>> - I take it we'll be offering the free version of mandriva 'free' or<br>>>>> 'one'.<br>>>>> Do these versions have out of box multimedia support or can this be<br>
>>>> easily<br>>>>> added? As part of any ubuntu builds that are done we will likely<br>>>>> need to<br>>>>> install all the gstreamer sets, lame and flash in order to provide a
<br>>>>> 'fully' functional box.<br>>>>><br>>>>> dan<br>>>>><br>>>><br>>>> This is what Mandriva offered to supply:<br>>>><br>>>>
<br>>>> * Mandriva Linux One 2008<br>>>> * stickers<br>>>> * posters<br>>>> * pens<br>>>> * electronic communication kit<br>>>><br>>>> And there will be publicity for the events as long as Mandriva knows
<br>>>> in time that we're doing it. BUT, as I said in my other reply, I<br>>>> doubt if Mandriva will be happy to publicise our event or provide the<br>>>> free goodies if we are promoting Ubuntu!
<br>>>><br>>>> Mandriva One provides everything a new user actually *needs* for a<br>>>> basic Linux installation. Different users will want to add different<br>>>> extras, depending on how they want to use their computers. I can
<br>>>> provide support for new users who need help learning how to add<br>>>> sources for installing anything that isn't included in Mandriva One.<br>>>><br>>> Yeah, but no- actually *uses* Mandriva anymore :p
<br>>><br>>><br>> Er - actually I have used it for nearly 10 years in all its evolutions<br>> and find it the easiest and best for business use.<br>><br>> I'm not a fundi on Linux, just quite experienced in the actual use of it.
<br>><br>> Mandriva is fine for my purposes. I just wish I could get to the<br>> meeting, but unfortunately not this time.<br>><br>> MikeR<br>><br>It was only a joke. You don't tend to hear about many users today
<br>though. 4 years ago there were loads, I was one of them. I suppose it is<br>because it is the main french distro<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Kent mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Kent@mailman.lug.org.uk">
Kent@mailman.lug.org.uk</a><br><a href="https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/kent">https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/kent</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br>After speaking to Margot, we have decided not to go ahead with the idea of an instalfest in Dartford on 17th November. It was a great idea, however the interest within the KLUG was not as great as we expected or needed if the event was to go ahead and be successful.
<br><br>Holding an instalfest is a good idea, and hopefully with some advanced planning and increased interest one can be organized someplace in the county next year.<br><br>Colin<br><br><br>