[Lancaster] Re: Install Fest

[Ken Hough]

Kristof Van Laerhoven wrote:
> Hi Ken, all,
> 
> Good point(s):
> 
> - if everyone brings the installation discs of distros they have 
> experience with (anyone covering Gentoo?) we should be fine,

Is Gentoo really appropriate for this event? We won't have time to 
compile a complete installation, so what would it offer as binaries?

Did you read that the guy who started off Gentoo now works for 
Microsoft? Seriously!

> - we have the middle section of the building reserved for the entire 
> afternoon, from 12 onwards, but the plan is to start around 1pm.
> - I'll make sure to supply you with a decent map soon, but you can 
> already explore it by using google maps and searching for "LA1 4WA", and 
> as Martyn said, you cannot miss it..
> - there is plenty of parking space in front of the building and we'll 
> make sure that you get a visitor's ticket to place in your car.

Great! I'm impressed.

Ken Hough


> 
> cheers,
>    Kristof.
> 
> Ken Hough wrote:
> 
>> 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.
>>
>>
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