[plug] Our Installfest

[Steve Foreman]

I have a number of Digital Mentoring Clients that may be interested in 
obtaining assistance in transitioning to Linux. Does anyone have any 
objection to an ex-member forwarding the details of this event on?

Regards
Steve Foreman

On 1/7/25 10:23 am, Harry McNally wrote:
> Hello PLUG
>
> The PLUG committee discussed an Installfest event and 
> https://endof10.org/ was good motivation to make it so.
>
> We have a venue that https://jafwa.asn.au/ have generously offered to 
> share.
>
> ---------------------
>
> PLUG Installfest
>
> Saturday, 30 August 2025
>
> Starting TBD until 4.00pm (last installs start 3pm)
> Collins Street Centre
> Cnr Collins St and Shaftsbury St
> South Perth
>
> Ample parking, wheelchair accessible.
>
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/-31.980788/115.875957&layers=N
>
> Bus:
> Canning Hwy Before Collins St (Stop No: 10231)
> Canning Hwy After Cliffe St (Stop No: 10338)
>
> ---------------------
>
> Our planned Linux flavours are:
>
> Mint (easy Windows transition)
> Ubuntu (most popular and versatile)
> Debian (most debian)
>
> Opinions welcome.
>
> What we need for the event is:
>
> - to firm the start time. JAPWA starts at 12.30; we could book part of 
> the venue to start earlier. Opinions welcome.
>
> - anyone who wants to assist on the day (or attend)
>
> - the following equipment (either to loan or as a permanent 
> contribution to PLUG):
>
>   - a small server like 
> https://reboot-it.com.au/products/hp-proliant-microserver-g10-opteron-x3421-2-1ghz-16gb-no-hard-drives-wty
>
>   - a wireless link Ubiquity or similar to cover 200m to access FttP 
> nearby (to loan on some day prior for testing and on 30 August)
>
>   - thumb drives preferably with the latest Mint, Ubuntu, or Debian 
> Linux Live installed
>
>   - network and power gear once our needs become clearer
>
> Our usual promotions through Meetup, Google Calendar, and 
> also endof10.org
>
> Once we know the start time we can advertise and ask for installation 
> attendees to express interest (to initially gauge numbers).
>
> All the best
> Harry (PLUG OCM)
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> PLUG discussion list: plug at plug.org.au
> http://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug
> Committee e-mail: committee at plug.org.au
> PLUG Membership: http://www.plug.org.au/membership
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.plug.org.au/pipermail/plug/attachments/20250704/18a72ff4/attachment.html>