[Klug-general] Mandriva Installfest [WAS Dartford meeting in November?]

[karl at digital-end.com]

> OK a few more thoughts on this
>
> - is it better to call it a 'linux installfest' rather then a 'mandriva'
> one
> and offer both mandriva and ubuntu? Is their more chance that people will
> have heard of linux then of either ubuntu or mandriva?
>
> - If we were to provide both mandriva and ubuntu how would we pitch the
> distros without confusing the hell out of people?
>
> - There is no internet at the venue. I can work on supplying 'apt on cd'
> for
> ubuntu builds to get them upto date and provide any extra packages. it
> there
> something similar for mandriva
>
> - I take it we'll be offering the free version of mandriva 'free' or
> 'one'.
> Do these versions have out of box multimedia support or can this be easily
> added? As part of any ubuntu builds that are done we will likely need to
> install  all the gstreamer sets, lame and flash in order to provide a
> 'fully' functional box.
>
> dan
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I thought the entire point was that it was inspired by the new version of
Mandriva out soon? Granted, there's a new version of Ubuntu out as well...

I think it should at least have the word 'linux' in there somewhere for
people to recognise. So, 'Mandriva Linux installfest' is better for a
start.