I'll be there on the Wednesday (can do stand duty if required) but my buddy Ed Guy will be there all week and I could ask him to schlep some stuff down there.
As you all know, I like to experiment with AstLinux on different hardware platforms. I'd be happy to supply my DecTOP, a 5501 and whatever other crap I have kicking around here. Let me know. Mark On 10/07/2010 07:08 AM, d...@ryson.org wrote: > Darrick and All, > > I'm local to the area and, although my AstLinux expertise is limited to > that of a user, I would be glad to assist in whatever capacity is > required. A few thoughts come to mind: > > * Logistics: If you're bringing "stuff," and prefer not to carry it > as baggage (and try to explain techno hardware to TSA security), > you can ship to my office and I'll drive it to the convention > center. I might even ship it back to you! > * Booth Duty: I'm not sure how many folks will be attending and > carrying the AstLinux flag. If only a few, and you wish to attend > (or participate in) some sessions, I'll be glad to shake hands, > kiss babies, and tend to the booth from time to time. Again, I > can't speak to the specific, interal workings of AstLinux, but I > can field user questions and serve as a character witness for this > fine effort. > * Tour guide: DC is an amazing place. During some down-time, I can > show you the sights. A quick driving tour in an old Mazda won't > make Fordor's list of top activites, but it might be fun. And you > can bring home snapshots of memorials without needing to dedicate > an entire day to sightseeing. > * Behemoth server: If you like Tom's idea (below) I might be able to > help with some of the hardware. It's not rack-mounted, but do have > an old Dell behemoth. It must weigh a quarter-ton and (amazingly) > works quite well after many years of hard service. The only > problem: I'm not sure it'll run AstLinux on it's SCSI RAID array - > and I'd rather not format what's there. And, of course, you won't > have to pay to ship it. > > > If any of this fits your view of what might be done at Astricon, or you > have other suggestions, please drop me a line off-list. > > Dan > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Tom Chadwin" <nnpait.servi...@googlemail.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 7, 2010 4:51am > To: "'AstLinux Users Mailing List'" <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Astricon Table > > Show some examples of the hardware it can run on, if any can be borrowed, > begged, or stolen. Low-power, long-life are the two selling points of > Astlinux to me (and the organization for which I work), so put a Via board > next to some behemoth rack-mounted server, and make sure whoever is on the > stand knows the power consumption of the two units, together with some stats > about HDD lifetime compared to CF. > > Just my tuppence - wish I could be there to help out. > > Tom > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Darrick Hartman [mailto:dhart...@djhsolutions.com] > > Sent: 07 October 2010 06:13 > > To: AstLinux Users Mailing List > > Subject: [Astlinux-users] Astricon Table > > > > Astricon is coming up at the end of the month. Digium was > > kind enough to offer us a free table in their Open Source > > area of the expo. > > > > I'm looking for suggestions of what we can show or have > > available at the table for expo attendees. I'm planning to > > have live CD's with the Generic i586 image. Probably will > > have a laptop showing the available web interface, perhaps > > showing how easy it is to upgrade from one version to the next. > > > > Any other suggestions on how we can show off the project? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Darrick > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------- > > Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 > > supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, > > and DOM L2 & L3. > > Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time > > creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb > > _______________________________________________ > > Astlinux-users mailing list > > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via > > PayPal to pay...@krisk.org. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports > standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. > Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great > experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > pay...@krisk.org. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports > standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2& L3. > Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great > experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb > > > > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > pay...@krisk.org. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
