[nlug] Re: INSTALLFEST (was Re: (!!!!READ THIS!!!!) Ideas To Grow OurGroup From May 2009 Meeting)

2009-05-19 Thread Chris McQuistion
Very interesting. I'm checking this out today! Chris On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 11:50 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) shadowhun...@gmail.com wrote: A great tool for installfests would be the Ultimate Deployment Appliance, a free VMware appliance that has everything you need for PXE booting unattended

[nlug] Re: INSTALLFEST (was Re: (!!!!READ THIS!!!!) Ideas To Grow Our Group From May 2009 Meeting)

2009-05-19 Thread JMJ
Chris McQuistion wrote: How does June 13 or 20 sound for the Install Fest? Good grief... why does this topic pop up now that I'll be hitting the road on most weekends. Oh well... that's the story of my life. LOL JMJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

[nlug] Re: (!!!!READ THIS!!!!) Ideas To Grow Our Group From May 2009 Meeting

2009-05-19 Thread JMJ
Andrew Farnsworth wrote: This sounds like a great idea. Make the install fest a Targeted install fest. Maybe even have a multiple subject install fest. LAMP, Asterisk, MythTV installs. I agree, a more targeted InstallFest would be more useful since the average install isn't that

[nlug] Re: (!!!!READ THIS!!!!) Ideas To Grow Our Group From May 2009 Meeting

2009-05-19 Thread Russ Crawford
JMJ wrote: Personally, I've been trying to get a spare laptop set up to record audio for a while. I've had mixed results with various distros. So, I'd like to vote for an InstallFest targeted at live audio/video recording, etc. Funny you should ask. One topic at meeting on June 9th is

[nlug] Re: (!!!!READ THIS!!!!) Ideas To Grow Our Group From May 2009 Meeting

2009-05-19 Thread JMJ
Russ Crawford wrote: Funny you should ask. One topic at meeting on June 9th is Linux Audio Hard Drive Recording. Cool, I suppose I should start planning to be there, eh? :-) JMJ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to

[nlug] Southeast Linuxfest

2009-05-19 Thread georgia_tech_swagger
Howdy. I am the speaker coordinator for the Southeast Linuxfest, and I'm just making the rounds to give the community at large a final heads up on the Southeast Linuxfest, and recruit volunteers. What is the Southeast Linuxfest? The SouthEast LinuxFest is a community event for anyone who wants

[nlug] Re: (!!!!READ THIS!!!!) Ideas To Grow Our Group From May 2009 Meeting

2009-05-19 Thread Robert Simpson
On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 13:39 -0500, JMJ wrote: Russ Crawford wrote: Funny you should ask. One topic at meeting on June 9th is Linux Audio Hard Drive Recording. Cool, I suppose I should start planning to be there, eh? :-) JMJ Please excuse me but I have been a lurker for many

[nlug] Re: (!!!!READ THIS!!!!) Ideas To Grow Our Group From May 2009 Meeting

2009-05-19 Thread Jack Coats
For what it is worth... As a technical reference, the meetings tend to whet my appetit to learn something more. I agree, that the MAIN benefit is it being a BOF session (birds of a feather) where folks generate face to face relationships that allow for better in person and interpersonal

[nlug] Re: (!!!!READ THIS!!!!) Ideas To Grow Our Group From May 2009 Meeting

2009-05-19 Thread JMJ
Jack Coats wrote: If someone would like, I don't see the harm for trying it as yet another grand experiment. No long term commitment, but we should commit long enough to see whether it changes attendance. If attendance goes down, trash it. If it goes up, keep it. Sounds good to me. It's

[nlug] Re: (!!!!READ THIS!!!!) Ideas To Grow Our Group From May 2009 Meeting

2009-05-19 Thread Howard White
Robert Simpson wrote: On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 13:39 -0500, JMJ wrote: Russ Crawford wrote: Funny you should ask. One topic at meeting on June 9th is Linux Audio Hard Drive Recording. Cool, I suppose I should start planning to be there, eh? :-) JMJ Please excuse me but I have been a