On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 10:28 PM, Gora Mohanty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 1 May 2008 17:50:35 +0530 > "Prakhar Agarwal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Can we organize something like this? keep OLPC out of picture at the > moment, > > just consider Ubuntu. any comments would be interesting!! > [...] > > Dear Prakhar, > In my personal opinion, I feel that ILUG-Delhi is primarily about > espousing the cause of FOSS. Despite the name, it is not particularly > focused on Linux, and even less so on any particular distribution. > > However, I would strongly encourage you (and, also anyone else on this > list), to go ahead and take on the onus of organising an event along > these lines. Again, in my personal opinion, what might be acceptable > as an official ILUG-D event is an install-fest focused maybe on Ubuntu > Hardy, but with other distros (at least Debian, in my opinion) being > offered as an alternative. Preferably, find an NCR-area college to hold > this event at. Please email me off-list if you are willing to take this > on, and we can discuss it at the forthcoming ILUG-D meeting. >
Mandriva Install fest can also be a good idea. We are thinking/discussing about it here in Pune. Here is a mail from Mandriva team about Global Installfest in June. ---------------------- Worldwide 2008 Mandriva Linux Spring Installfest Mandriva rallies the community of Linux users in many cities across the globe on June, the 14th, 2008. In order to bring Linux to new users and present the new features and technologies available in Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring, Mandriva is mobilizing its network of Linux User Groups (LUGs) to coordinate a worldwide Installfest on June, 14th , 2008. Installations of Mandriva Linux One and Free will take place all around the world, thanks to the Linux community. Major participating locations will include the United States, China, Poland, Argentina and France. Expert Mandriva Linux users are invited to assist beginners to help them get started with the operating system. Participants will be able to: Get help on installing Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring on their laptop or desktop free of charge. View demonstrations of all that can be done with Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring. Get answers to their questions. Meet other Mandriva Linux users, and chat with their local community. The installation is often the toughest step for a beginner willing to adopt a new operating system. This is why Mandriva invites anyone wishing to know Linux better to join the free install fests on June, 14th. These installfests are made possible thanks to the power of the knowledge sharing spirit, one of the keystones of the open source community. In order to be the most efficient, please give us all the informations required below, and send them back to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Name: Location of the Install Party Number of persons : Shipping addres: Name: Street: Zip Code: Town: ------------------ Regards -Sudhanwa ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~~ www.sudhanwa.com _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
