[SWLUG] Linux Awareness Day - Saturday 17th May

[noel jhnson]

hi


cool! Linux Awareness Day  sounds like fun
if you like i will ask the guys in my
amiga user group if they will come
along. this is the best bet for
geting noon x86 hardware.anyway
i will post the info on the swaug list


we are at http://www.swaug.org.uk

have fun


noel johnson





>From: Philip Downer <phil at pjd.me.uk>
>To: discuss at swlug.org.uk
>Subject: Re: [SWLUG] Linux Awareness Day - Saturday 17th May
>Date: 09 Apr 2003 00:01:18 +0100
>
>On Mon, 2003-04-07 at 23:36, bascule wrote:
> > i've been looking at waivers for folk to sign, how do people feel about 
>a
> > version of the following:
> > http://www.vlug.org/ifht/waiver.html
>
>That seems quite good, I think that it should cover us on legal ground.
>Does the Free Software Foundation offer legal aid for this type of thing
>or is it just for if your Free project gets into trouble? I'm just
>thinking that we could get their angle on this form.
>
> > plus if folk bring their hardware will it be easy to transport to the 
>room and
> > easy/secure to store while waiting for an install?
>
>I'm not entirely sure, Richard is there a secure/close by car park for
>the county hall?
>
> > what about the scenario where too many people turn up for an install? 
>take
> > names and numbers as people arrive to facilitate 'first come first 
>served'?
> > it would be good to agree beforehand on the max numbers of installs to 
>commit
> > to (based on volunteers there) even if folk leave with their hardware,
> > i realise that this might seem like negative comments but think how 
>optimistic
> > i'm being about interest!
>
>I think we will need to have some sort of queing system and perhaps it
>will be an idea to put a note on any posters/flyers stating that it's a
>first come first serve basis for installs.
>
> > oh and i'll definitely be there :)
> > (yet to confirm helping to set up night before - will we be doing that?)
>
>I don't think so, but we might be able to sort something out although we
>don't have any time booked in the room on Friday.
>
> > i will have one of my winxp boxes with a half empty hard drive to 
>demonstrate
> > a dual boot install/winxp comparison, this has a cdburner in, plus i 
>have 15
> > inch monitor, i will need transport though as i am currently without a 
>car
> > and my cycling rucksac isn't up to the job! i also have spare 4 port 
>hub, a
> > few cast off lengths of cat5,
>
>That'd be good, whereabouts do you live? I could possibly do a run
>around the cardiff area picking people up.
>
> > can i suggest that at least somewhere we acknowledge that linux is short 
>for
> > gnu/linux just to forestall that whole 'linux is just a kernel' thing :)
>
>Ok will do.
>
>I'm also wondering wether or not we will need to sort out some kind of
>insurance, does anyone know anything insurance for this type of event?
>
>Phil.
>
>
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