[plug] Our Installfest

[Gregory Orange]

This is brilliant! Harken back to the last era where old perfectly good computers were saved from ewaste or worse.

I have commitments on Saturdays, but I've put it in my calendar and will come and join in as much as I can.


-- 
Gregory Orange


On Tuesday, 1 July 2025 at 10:24 AM, Harry McNally <harrymc at decisions-and-designs.com.au> 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.
> 
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> 
> 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)
> 
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> 
> 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)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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