A few thoughts towards the UoC Installfest proposal..
Good idea, with Jonathan's specifics, but as soon as is practical:
Avoid exam-time (Jul-Aug?); Nick will be here; SFD tees & surplus free
CDs will be there, but with no overt organisational role/requirements -
CLUG organised; avoid SFD task-splitting for maximum CLUG attendance; ...
HappyEvilSlosh wrote:
On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 13:06 +1200, Zane Gilmore wrote:
Although I may be able to talk the relevant people into hosting the
Installfest at the Varsity, I think we should also
explore any other possible venues.
Does the Shelley or any other UCSA room have the requisite power &
Internet supplies? Parking & building access seem to be a hassle
anywhere @Uni. Still, do it if you can tho.
On SFD itself, the 'world domination plan' most viable seems to be
extending the _demo_ day to Upper Riccarton (Don?) and Parklands (Rob?)
CCC Learning Centres, this year or next. What PCs people bring in you
should be able to squeeze in somewhere, or take details to help users at
home. I mention this SFD extension now, because the three CCC Learning
Centres are coordinated through Beckenham's, where SFD is already based.
We need to make the bookings through there, and the dialogue is already
well primed.
The pros I can see is that, well, ~free (I think) room, and we can
probably volunteer some people to help out. KAOS has a higher than usual
number of people of a geek bend. Many who use Linux, and/or are aware of
it/used it in the past.
I think the biggest con is that KAOS has a certain, undeserved imho,
reputation and by having them involved you run the risk of turning away
punters who may otherwise be interested.
When applied to a few Windows PCs, "Killing As Organised Sport" does
indeed seem apt ;-)
Go for it,
--
Rik
