I would have liked to come but I usually work on Saturdays and require about a month's notice.
Julian --- Sridhar Dhanapalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello again, > > Just to clarify some > misrepresentations/misunderstandings, there will be > representation made by a number of Linux > distributions at the SLUG Bootcamp, > including Fedora, Knoppix and Ubuntu. Others are > welcome, as long as they are > appropriate for the intended audience. You won't > hear me raving about the > wonders of Gentoo at the Bootcamp :) > > Our focus, however, will be at the graphical > application level, where > differences between distributions are minor. To this > end, we are looking for > people to be giving talks on how to use GUI > applications in Linux to complete > real-world tasks. Details and suggestions are on the > Notes and Schedule > pages, linked in my previous message (reproduced > below). > > We have also updated the Bootcamp page (linked > below) to better describe the > location of the event, how to get there and where to > park your car. > > Sridhar > > > On Mon, 14 May 2007, Sridhar Dhanapalan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Want to make the most of your computer in a > cost-efficient manner? Sick of > > feeling locked into vendors and file formats? > Interested in Linux, free > > software and open source[1]? Come to the SLUG > Bootcamp! > > > > The event will run from 10am to 6pm on this > Saturday (19 May). > > > > The full announcement is at the SLUG Web site[2]. > > > > HP have sponsored us with rooms, computers and > other facilities at their > > campus at Rhodes. Car parking is plentiful, and > Rhodes railway station is > > only a short walk away. > > > > Our main target audience are users of Windows or > Mac OS who already have a > > fair idea of how to use their computers, but are > interested in > > alternatives. We will be showing how easy it is to > achieve common tasks in > > Linux, as well as some more novel things. > > > > Visitors can bring their laptops, and we will try > to assist with installing > > Linux, in a dual-boot configuration if required. > Unfortunately, HP security > > will not permit desktop computers to enter or > leave the premises. > > > > We are also looking for people to assist with > running the event, either as > > a presenter or as a general helper. We have a > schedule[3] and notes[4] page > > on the SLUG wiki. If you are interested in > helping, please e-mail the > > Activities list[5] or the Committee[6]. > > > > Hope to see you there! > > > > Sridhar > > > > > > [1] http://www.linux.org.au/linux > > [2] http://www.slug.org.au/2007/bootcamp > > [3] http://wiki.slug.org.au/bootcamp/schedule > > [4] http://wiki.slug.org.au/bootcamp/notes > > [5] http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/activities > > [6] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > "Microsoft's operating system is what has led to our > loss of control over > computing. The system is so complicated and so > burdened with the legacy of > its past that it has become unusable by mere > mortals, or even by geeks like > me." - Stewart Alsop, Fortune Magazine > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Announcements List - > http://slug.org.au > More info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/announce Switch to Yahoo!7 Mail: Transfer all your contacts and emails from Hotmail and other providers to Yahoo!7 Mail. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/trueswitch_info.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
