On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Doug LaRue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ** Reply to message from "Doug LaRue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 > 16:15:10 -0700 > > Requiring people to sign up for a semester long course no matter the > > cost is not the best way to attract n00bs.
Sorry, I failed to proofread my last post and make sure this part was clear. Nobody coming to the Installfest is required to sign up for the $20 semester-long course. The $20 course is a basic newbie Linux class. The Installfest is separate from the Linux class and doesn't cost anything to attend. The course and the Instalfest each have separate sign-in sheets. The sign-in sheets are for documenting attendance only, not "signiing up" for either one. There is no registration or enrollment with the school of any kind required for the Installfest. There is a time overlap of two and a half hours, from 10:00(start of installfest) to 12:30(End-of noob linux class) between the Linux class and the Installfest. My idea was to have KPLUG do a presentation starting at ten for the class at the start of the Installfest. There would be no problem with doing advanced show-and-tell presentations during the 10:00 to 12:30 period or, perhaps after 12:30, or both, if sufficient interest were apparent. > > So then, the installfest is not for n00b and it is not currently setup for > > what alot of the discussion has been regarding attempting to get > > n00b presentations going to possibly attract more to the geekfests > > called the KPLUG general meetings. > let me clarify, the training which goes on during the installfest is not for > n00b > as someone implied. Probably more accurate to say that the Installfest is setup for whatever comes in the door. Could be N00b, could be advanced, could be mind-boggling. Recently, fewer purely newbie installs have been coming in and we've been getting more problems on previously installed Linux systems. That said, the Installfest and the class are probably set up to be the most newbie friendly. RD -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
