[clue-admin] Installfest.

[Collins Richey]

On 8/27/06, David L. Anselmi <anselmi at anselmi.us> wrote:
> Installfest was a great success, I thought.  We had around 30 people and
> most stayed the whole time.
>
> Big, huge, whopping, penguin-love thanks to Jef and Batky-Howell for the
> space, it was great!  Coffee and soda made it much more pleasant than
> DeVry (no slight on them).  And it was nice to have access to the
> network services.

A hearty second for Jeff and a big hubba for Dave! This was a fantastic fest.

> KNOPPIX is a better live CD since run level 2 saves you from KDE.

How does one accomplish that?

We also used Knoppix to rescue a couple of systems whose MBR had gone
missing. Per one of the recipients of this TLC, this (partitioning
andthe MBR, etc.) would make an excellent KISS topic, so I'll try to
put something together.

>
> I'll try to put together a "what to expect at installfest" page to get
> people thinking about the hardware they bring and what their options are
> for installing it.  Give us a place to identify what we'll have on hand
> so they can ask in advance if they need something odd.

Excellent idea.


> Might have been nice to have some press coverage.  Zonker, if there's
> any market for articles like that (or we can con him into writing for
> the web site).  What?  Did someone say newsletter?  No, I didn't think
> so. :-)  Or if Zonker's too busy then anyone who likes to write could
> put something on their blog, or our web site.  Hey!  Maybe I should have
> a blog for this and stop spamming the list with so many pages of useless
> rambling.  Well, next time after Jeff sets up a members' blog on our
> server.  It's a good thing you guys like me so much. ;-)

Every group needs a Debian heavy <grin>. My $.02: providing useful
information is never spamming the list. You should copy this to
clue-tech as well to benerfit more than admins. I, for one, have no
problem with any content on the list, save the very rare personal
attacks that pop up occasionally.

What would be the benefit of a blog as opposed to postings on the list[s]?

>
> Next time will be in November up north.  We should probably try to do
> pizza if it's ok with the staff, and dinner if there's a good place up
> there.
>
> After November I'm planning bi-monthly 'fests.  With 2 locations to
> cover I think that's valuable.  Six months is a long time for people who
> won't go to the opposite side of town.  I think it's a nice compliment
> to regular meetings for advertising the group.  There were several
> people I've never met on the lists or at meetings, and a few hadn't even
> found the lists yet.  But we can talk more about that at the admin meeting.
>

Many thanks to Dave for putting together the show. Looking forward to
November. I would suggest getting the November schedule out to
clue-tech earliest.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.