[Lancaster] Software Freedom Day

[Ken Hough]

Kristof,

I intend bringing along my laptop (IBM Thinkpad, 800MHz PIII), running 
SuSE Linux v9.1.

I could also bring an Athlon XP1600+/512MB based PC which can run as a 
headless server holding a few Linux distros. Given sets of boot floppies 
(and ethernet cards if needed), we could install via ethernet/FTP from 
this PC, thus avoiding (or reducing) the need for lots of installation 
CDs/DVDs.

If this is any use, have you any suggestions as to distros to load, or 
for other possibilities? I currently have installation DVDs for SuSE 
v9.1/v9.2, Fedora Core 4, Mandriva 10.1 and UBUNTU v5.04. Also have 
Debian Sarg, but don't intend to include this for beginners.

I have Open Office and GIMP for MS Windows for those who aren't quite 
ready to go for Linux.

What times do you anticipate starting/finishing the event? I need to 
plan a few things to make sure that I can be there.

BTW, I'm not familier with Lancaster Uni'. Can you give me directions 
and if possible car parking info'.

Ken Hough

Kristof Van Laerhoven wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> It's official now: we're organising an install fest! <yippie>
> 
> The venue is booked for the afternoon of Saturday, 10th of September 
> (which is software freedom day: http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/),
> 
> at Infolab21, Lancaster University (http://www.infolab21.lancs.ac.uk/)
> 
> 
> The few people that are involved so far cannot do this on their own 
> though, so any help would be more than welcome:
> 
> - does anyone have suggestions? Ken has already mailed several great 
> ones, additional ideas are well appreciated
> 
> - anyone of you that has installed a Linux distro has the expertise to 
> help out at the event itself (which probably is 99.99% of this list): 
> please let us know if you can make it, the more the merrier!
> 
> - and finally publicity: we will soon (this week) produce posters and 
> hang them around strategic places in Lancaster, including the campus 
> here; if you own a window, shop, or pub (hmm..) in town where we could 
> hang one, send us an email
> 
> - if there are any other contributions that you can make: again please 
> don't hesitate to mail us
> 
> 
> best,
>     kristof.
> 
> http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/~kristof
> 
> 
> 
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