[Glastonbury] Just a little idea

[tim hall]

Hi,

Before we get into tonight's meeting I just want to seed a little idea.

I'm working on getting the Assembly Rooms on Broadband and networked up. I 
also have the go-ahead to install a GNU/Linux system for an intranet server 
and some (if not all) of the clients. As it's me, they'll be getting 
AGNULA/DeMuDi with some extras from Debian Sarge, this would present the 
possibility of making a bit of an open source multimedia playground.

Ultimately I'm looking at being able to webcast performances and conferences 
as well as possibly offering some recording facilities. The reality is that 
currently we have two machines in the building, one of which is probably a 
P133 and not much else.

So, I'm asking for help. Obviously any spare hardware, but we only really need 
a couple of machines to start with, although we currently (and rather 
urgently) also lack a decent printer. 

It would be useful for the Assembly Rooms staff to meet some other Linux 
users, particularly with Multimedia experience, partly to hear it from 
someone other than just me, but also to introduce them to the idea that there 
is a community which can offer support should I suddenly disappear. I'd also 
appreciate any hands-on assistance if anyone has spare time to play with 
networking and stuff.

So, anyone up for helping me turn the Assembly Rooms into an Open Source 
Multimedia Centre?

tim hall