[plug] Installfest

[Trent Lloyd]

A distributed installfest - while a cool idea - i think itd be cooler to have it as one so everyoen can meet each other interact chat and get the most expertise on everythign in the one spot.

Cheers,
Trent
Sixlabs

On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 11:38:48PM +0800, Steve Boak wrote:
> On Sunday 03 August 2003 22:34, Leon Brooks wrote:
> > Why not do a distributed installfest? There are a couple of places
> > here in Duncraig that could probably be had for a Sunday just for
> > the asking. If we had UCC, here, Midlandish, somewhere Kelmscottish
> > and Fremantle nobody in suburbia should have to drive more than
> > about ten miles to get to one.
> >
> > Alternatively, a distributed/serial installfest, maybe one a month
> > and rotate the venue? If we did it the Sunday before 4th Monday
> > fix-it day, people with problems would have a fast repair avenue
> > for those things missed on Day One.
> >
> > Cheers; Leon
> 
> Is Nannup distributed far enough? I don't think we are less than ten 
> miles from *anywhere*!
> 
> Can somebody advise what is required for an installfest? Just a server 
> with the appropriate images installed and sharable via NFS and a 
> network boot disk for the client?
> 
> I am thinking about setting up a computer/IT/programming group down 
> here in Nannup, and of course I would like to feature Linux. I'm sure 
> I will be able to take over the local telecentre on an occasional 
> evening, seeing as I am the one they depend on to keep it working :)
> 
> Unfortunately I'm not making much headway turning over the telecentre 
> to Linux - TAFE 'requires' us to use Micro$oft software for training, 
> although there are no complaints about the maintenence free invisible 
> linux server. I am wondering if I could fool them with the new Open 
> Office though :)
> 
> Steve
> 
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> 'What is worth doing and what is worth having?'
> I would like to say simply this.
> "It is worth doing nothing and having a rest."
> >From 'The Curly Pyjama Letters' by Michael Leunig.
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