Thimo Neubauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've started planning the booth and those are the constraints we have IMO: > - besides the demo computer only 2 or 3 extra computers are > needed. Not every question has to be answered by typing in strange > commands :)
If you look at http://www.infodrom.org/Debian/events/LinuxTag2002/hardware.html you see that we have some more :) 8 computers now, 5 Architectures. > This is a draft sketch of how I think the booth could be: > 3-4m 3m > |______|______|_ > |TTTTTT | > | | > | B | 4m? > | | > |SSS D | > --------------- > > D is a high table ("Stehpult") or shelf with a computer on it for the > shows and for explaining stuff, B is the approximate position of the > Beamer which should be somehow mounted to the ceiling[1]. The free > space on the right wall would be perfect for the "DDs all over the > world"-poster. I don't know yet if D should point inside or outside > the booth, both versions have advantages. If outside then there must be some space between D and the end of booth. So that you dont stand in the floor. > T would be a long table with more computers on it, mainly the Alpha > and the PowerPC. Above them, some posters about our 11 architectures? > S is the selling-point where we hand out CDs and sell T-Shirts. > By the way: we do need some kind of booth master: the one with the key > to the cash box. This should also be the person standing behind S to > keep confusion and asking around at a minimum level. > > This booth-plan looks a bit boring but S has to be at the front and > the demopoint needs a lot of space... or I missed something. Please > improve the plan :) > > I intend to start collecting information about who could be manning > the booth when. Thus, everybody should think about what talks he wants > to listen to so that we can assign shifts. Of course, the shifts won't > be completely static but IMHO we should have a rough plan to avoid the > too-many-DDs-problem. If noone objects I'll start asking those wanting > to help in the booth by personal mail when they'll have time. > > We have to talk about the demo computer a bit more: I guess that > anyone showing something special on the machine needs a specific > install on it. Do we have a good solution for this problem? Do we > prepare several partitions on the evenings before the show! Or do we > use something like mondo to quickly put a new install on it? Anyway, > there should be nothing important on the harddisk at all... > > Ok, that's it for now, I almost certainly forgot something. Heck, I'll > do a self-reply in that case ;-) > > CU > Thimo > > > [1] Sorry, I didn't have a opportunity to check for mounting > connections on the beamer yet, I'll probably do that on monday -- begin OjE-ist-scheisse.txt bye, Joerg Registered Linux User #97793 @ http://counter.li.org end -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
