Yes, it was also said in the IRC that NLUG needs to get out in the community, post fliers in places or whatever. Try to bring in more members, ones that these things are good for. I say more than just trying to get with local CS departments and such.. there are many people out there that have the thought of trying to learn linux but dont know where to start and do not know about nlug. i think if we worked some on drumming up attendees that we could fill these installfests with interesed and willing to learn people..
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Chris McQuistion <[email protected]>wrote: > Good point. Something Russ mentioned to me off-list, was Myth TV. There > seems to be a lot of interest in it and a lot of people that would love some > hands-on help getting it set up. Perhaps a targeted kind of install fest, > like a MythTV Install Fest (as just one example) would be a good idea? > Chris > > > On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Jonathan Sheehan < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> In the old days, installfests were the best thing since sliced bread, >> and NLUG has at times excelled at them. But by this decade, most >> distros have gotten their installers to the point that the >> installation is a pretty simple exercise (modulo rare hardware). >> Attendance at our installfests dropped off pretty sharply, as people >> found that the installation could usually be completed with a few >> clicks. >> >> We adapted to that by combining them with "tweak-fests"- helping with >> the setup of the newly-installed system for new users, getting the >> multimedia working, and finding/compiling drivers for the occasional >> odd bit of hardware. But we still suffered from some pretty paltry >> turnout, at times. >> >> So I don't want to discourage the installfest plans (heck, I'll >> probably show up) but to avoid disappointment, we need to have a plan >> to drum up attendees -- advertise heavily to undregrads, identify >> specific interested individuals, offer free software CDs -- is there >> someone with marketing expertise/enthusiasm lurking this year who'd be >> willing to pitch in? Otherwise, it may just be an NLUG meeting with an >> overabundance of hardware -- not a bad thing in itself, of course -- >> but let's make sure we match up our goals and expectations. >> >> -J'n >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
