I wish to add few comments to this discussion. First - I came, and it appeared Orr had forgoten the register my name (and car) at the gate. I talked to the Kabat, and he let me in, no problems at all. I just told the (nice?) guy that I was one of the staff of the instaparty, and he let me in. Second, I think that the burning is a good idea. I think about multiple burner computer, thus writing twice as fast, and I think that setting up a computer as a network installation computer, with a fast disk, NFS (or FTP, whatever) , and network could work fine. That way all of the installers could walk around with nothing but a floppy disk, and avoid depending disks. We should have few sets of disks as a backup (for non-networked installations), and a small pile of disks pre-burned for people. Also, buying good cdrs could proove itself to be a good solution (you can spend up to 2nis on a "quite good" cdr, and it will still be worth it).
To support the network installation, I supplied a computer with NIC, and a switched hub, which should suffice for these purposes. Summing things up: 1) Cars can enter, if proper setup is prearranged. The Kabat, after all, is a person, and can be talked to. It can be done, and it should be done in an orderly fashion. 2) Allowing an NFS/FTP server to operate, and a networked invironment could prove itself to be a great thing. Maybe setting up a kickstart floppy, with the required setups. I did it once, and it worked like a charm (on dualOS systems too). Worth considering. 3) CDRs are a good idea. Preparing a small pile of them (some for the installers, and they are "attached to a pile, and have to keep it with them till the end of the party", and some for sales, and burning more as we run along, could prove to be a good idea. Using dual-burner computer can be proved as a good idea too. 4) (add on) Other locations are possible. I think computer shops will not allow it, but there are other possibilities (I'll do some checking before the next due date, or something). 5) It was, with all around, a good party. Adir did great, the installers did great, and the sponsors did great too. Of course there are glitches, but they were minor comparing to the result - around 70 computers up and running! Have a great weekend! Ez. On Thursday 07 November 2002 19:24, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Eli Billauer wrote: > > By the way, has anyone ever tried to make an instaparty at a computer > > STORE? > > > > I'm not sure that large networks would be so happy with that, but the > > smaller, hidden ones may want to get some exposure. > > > > This solves the sponsor issue and the where-do-I-get-a-screen at once. > > But not yet the space problem. > > > And we would enjoy a natural environment to make an installation in. > > > > It looks ideal to me. Except that it's not in the Technion, which some > > may see as a minus... > > Another thing to think about: How well is it located? (The Technion and > HaifaU are not that well-located. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haifa Linux Club Mailing List (http://www.haifux.org) To unsub send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
