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

[George Prowse]

Margot wrote:
> Dan Attwood 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
>>
>
> This is what Mandriva offered to supply:
>
>
>   * Mandriva Linux One 2008
>   * stickers
>   * posters
>   * pens
>   * electronic communication kit
>
> And there will be publicity for the events as long as Mandriva knows 
> in time that we're doing it. BUT, as I said in my other reply, I doubt 
> if Mandriva will be happy to publicise our event or provide the free 
> goodies if we are promoting Ubuntu!
>
> Mandriva One provides everything a new user actually *needs* for a 
> basic Linux installation. Different users will want to add different 
> extras, depending on how they want to use their computers. I can 
> provide support for new users who need help learning how to add 
> sources for installing anything that isn't included in Mandriva One.
>
Yeah, but no- actually *uses* Mandriva anymore :p