[plug] Perth Based install fest

[Andrew Howell]

On Mon, Dec 07, 1998 at 01:52:05PM +0000, Colin 't Hart wrote:
> "Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima" wrote:
> >
> > Will the be a fee to cover any costs involved ???
> > Will it be all day, half day ??
> > Will someone be taking orders for cd's ???
> 
> According to a document I saw some where on how to make your LUG
> the biggest in the world :-) you need to give CDs away free --
> this will require commercial backing.
> 
> I think we should have a completely free install fest where the people
> only need to bring a PC and they get to take it home with Linux
> installed on it, and a CD so that they can redo it if absolutely
> necessary, or to install more software.
>  
> Does any one see any way in which we could get the backing to pay for
> the CDs and venue?

I think we (Informed Technology) still have some Debian 2.0 CDs which we'd be
willing to give away :)

Andrew

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Andrew Howell
Perth, Western Australia			       andrew at it.net.au