: Hello,
It would be fun to have an official annoucement, we could post on a billboard at our work. This one seems pretty cool, but a bit long. Maybe if you could add a Title, quick info, for people that dont like to read. and then the fulls infos. thanks. Mathieu Quoting Graham Monk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > OK long post, > > LOCATION. > > At vfxweb.com which is at 2221 Pegasus Way NE. > Turn North off McKnight Blvd onto McCall Way ( between the Aero Museum and > Tim > Horton's ) Then turn right as if going to Tim's, go past Tim's and > immediately left onto Pegasus Way, go past the warehouse with the outline of > > the Plane on it and its the next one on the right, beside the car parts > place. ( I'll get the name of that later ) Should be lots of parking on the > street and car park on Saturdays, I'll contact the other companies around > there and make sure we don't step on any toes. > > TIME & DATE > > Its on Saturday 18th Oct 2003, probably 10am to 5pm though time isn't fixed > yet and they will probably be flexible about kicking us out. They tend to > keep weird hours themselves > > SETTING > > Its the front of there store which will have room for at least 6 tables maybe > > up to 8 or 9 but I want to keep enough circulation room. > There is plenty of power and at least 8 wall mounted outlets for net access, > > we may be able to split that up for more if necessary. They have a wireless > point and will probably open that up to us as well ( Have to check on that ) > > PLANS > > We will of course be able to install the Distribution of choice on anyones > machine, in addition the idea of a mini presentation to the curious ( Or > Brave? ) about LFS or Gentoo etc. is great, go for it! I would suggest > picking one so as to avoid to much confusion. > Paul has said there should be no trouble setting up 4-5 reasonable spec > machines from stock with monitors ( maybe printers? ) with installed and > configured versions of SuSE, Mandrake, Red Hat, Libranet? etc. > I will set up SuSE and if someone can step forward to do the others? I hope > to > be able to do that on Wed, Thus, or Friday evenings after work. > There is plenty of wall space so I wonder if we can come up with a couple of > > posters saying what Linux and Open Source is, why choice is good and why > people are seeing such a confusion of Distros etc. the Preinstalled machines > > will be on the shelving around the wall leaving space for the install > tables. > ***POINT! I don't see anything wrong with this, i suggested Paul work out a > price for the preinstalled machines and stick it on them with the clear > explanation that anybody was quite free to install on their own machine of > course with no charge. Any objections?*** I think this will bring it home to > > people who have just wandered in from curiosity that they can get a > *Complete* setup with all necessary software for the price of a retail copy > of WinXP Pro. > Can we do some badges for those willing to wear them Saying, CLUGG, your name > > and "ASK ME" ? > I would like it if we can get several copies of the various distros to give > with the installed machines. i am going to buy a stack of discs to do some > concentrated burning and printing of SuSE. Does anybody want to take some and > > do Mandrake, RedHat etc? > Wednesdays presentation on CL cd burning gave me an idea, if Paul can put > together a machine with 3 burners we can set up a burning station to mass > produce the copies? > > DONATIONS > > Can I have the Executives response to this? A donation jar marked " > completely > voluntary" CLUGG donations, or if that is not regarded as legal or desirable > > then for Cancer Research? The idea is if someone gets their machine set up > they can show their appreciation. No big deal, no pushing just stuck up on > the counter somewhere. > > ITEMS to DEAL WITH > > Chairs, we have enough tables but if anybody has folding or camp chairs > please > come forward! I suggest anybody lending stuff puts a piece of masking tape on > > the back with your name. > Posters, anybody want to volunteer? > Badges, I can probably do them if the exec thinks its a good idea and people > > step up to wear them. > Coffee, I can get at least one machine , I will get a sack of decent stuff > from Starbucks and cream Paul may step up for cups etc I will ask. anybody > got another machine they can bring? donations of coffee, cream, cookies? > Whatever else I have forgotten. > > ADVERTISING > > Suggest we put it in the paper as for the meetings, also on the website > obviously and dropping it on a couple of the local newsgroups, calgary for > sale, calgary announce etc. I dont want to go nuts here, the last few > installfests have been getting full and I think we could easily swamp this > bigger location. If it does get as popular as I think it might maybe we can > scrounge some warehouse space and try for a real big one with a media blitz? > > COMMENTS > > A lot of my thinking here is that we do not make it very easy to drop in, get > > a taste and try out some distros and chat without the less computer literate > > getting somewhat swamped with what is to them confusion. This is not to say > we aren't friendly just that for the less geeky it can be all a blur. > > Whaddaya think? > -- > Graham > > "A person is smart. People are dumb, dangerous, > panicky animals and you know it." > Agent K, Men in Black. >
