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

[Margot]

karl at digital-end.com wrote:
>> 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.
> 

The whole point is that Mandriva is supplying the goodies, and 
publicising the events, to tie in with the release of Mandriva 2008. 
I doubt if Mandriva would be willing to do this if we were promoting 
a competitor's product at the event.

If people want to hold an Ubuntu event instead, fine. Get Canonical 
to pay for the goodies and the publicity.

-- 
Margot