On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 21:35 -0400, Bill McGonigle wrote: > On Aug 15, 2007, at 10:52, Jon 'maddog' Hall wrote: > > > The question I have is whether GNHLUG should be "supporting" this > > event, > > or put the time and energy into some other event that would have a > > greater payback? For example, a booth/table at a state or local fair? > > Or find some local "PC show" to have a table? Or better support of > > Software Freedom Day? Help organize a summer camp for Free Software? > > My sense is that this is the proper approach, though I don't know if > we can afford or handle the biggest events. > > The Hopkinton State Fair website claims 125,000 visitors per day, and > doesn't publish the cost of their booth space, but I imagine it's way > more than $50. If we were a charitable organization perhaps a group > like that could cut a deal and write it off. > > I had fun the last time I got to Hosstraders, though I'm not sure I > convinced anybody to use free software. I also imagine the State > Fair would be less forgiving about a 329' ethernet cable taped along > the buildings or antennas strapped to trees. We'd have to upgrade to > WiMax. :)
Well, we did not have the Ethernet Cable, or even any Internet connection at Deerfield. One of the vendors talked about "sharing" a connection (supposedly brought in by satellite) via wireless, but that never materialized. We lived for many shows without Ethernet, although I do admit that having it the last time would have made the "dead time" more bearable. md _______________________________________________ gnhlug-org mailing list gnhlug-org@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-org/
