Great Galway Linux User Group Installfest (1000-1200 on 17-Nov-2007 at DERI building)
smulcahy
We have discussed this a little at the last 2 GLUG meetings and it
looks like we have enough interest to go ahead with this. GLUG needs
YOU if this is to succeed. Since none of us at last night's meeting
have been to an installfest before we're making this up as we go
along, corrections and suggestions on how to do it better are welcome.
My understanding of an installfest is that we'll meet up, demonstrate
installations of Linux on our own hardware to show people how easy or
difficult it is and help people to install on their own systems. I
guess we'll also distribute a few cds to interested people?
What we have already is:
1. Somewhere to do this - the DERI conference room (can someone from
DERI confirm this again?)
2. A time to do it (1000-1200 on 17-Nov-2007)
3. People to help out (we have some of this as follows, we need more
people to step up ... please reply to this thread),
Mandriva installs - Laura (apologies if I didn't catch your name
correctly)
Debian installs - Stephen (me)
Ubuntu installs - .... ?
SuSE installs - .... ?
Red Hat / CentOS installs - .... ?
Other "interesting" distros (Knoppix, Toms root and boot,
Shorewall?) - ... ?
[If you're interested, you'll need to be able to install your chosen
distro and ideally bring some material, cd's, posters etc. for your
chosen distro. If you contact the company behind your distro they may
provide some material gratis - but you probably need to contact them
straight away].
4. A fast network connection to some Linux distribution mirrors (I
believe we'll have this on the day, can someone identify a technical
contact for any problems with this on the day?).
What we need is:
1. More people to install distros (ideally 2 people per distro I guess
to let one take breaks).
2. Someone to do some PR here - contact the local newspapers and/or
radios and let them know about this. My preference here is to be a bit
low key in our first effort and see how it goes, we can get some
bigger organisations involved if it goes well - any PR should note
that if people bring their own hardware along, they should have it
backed up beforehand, I'm certainly not going near someones PC without
that assurance.
3. Someone to print out some posters and handouts. I guess we could
just do this for each distro as we see fit.
4. Demonstration hardware to be used for installations - I should be
able to get 1 or 2 systems from my company for the event. Some of them
may be laptops, I don't suppose anyone has any of those kensington
laptop locking devices we could borrow for the day?
What else have I missed?
Please reply to this ASAP indicating your availability for some or all
of the above - I think this is our first test of how well GLUG is
going to grow and survive over time.
BTW I expect if my company is sponsoring hardware and providing some
printed materials and so on, we might sneak our logo onto a poster
somewhere and display it on the day - does anyone have any problems
with that? I'm reluctant to have us form a big sponsorship deal with
any one Linux company but don't see any problem with a bunch of them
being represented.
Andrew Gallagher
> What we have already is:
>
> 1. Somewhere to do this - the DERI conference room (can someone from
> DERI confirm this again?)
> 2. A time to do it (1000-1200 on 17-Nov-2007)
I have booked the DERI conference room from 1000 to 1300 on the 17th.
> 3. People to help out (we have some of this as follows, we need more
> people to step up ... please reply to this thread),
> Mandriva installs - Laura (apologies if I didn't catch your name
> correctly)
> Debian installs - Stephen (me)
> Ubuntu installs - .... ?
> SuSE installs - .... ?
> Red Hat / CentOS installs - .... ?
I am comfortable with Mandriva, Debian, Ubuntu and RedHat.
> Other "interesting" distros (Knoppix, Toms root and boot,
> Shorewall?) - ... ?
I can talk about tomsrtbt and knoppix.
> 4. A fast network connection to some Linux distribution mirrors (I
> believe we'll have this on the day, can someone identify a technical
> contact for any problems with this on the day?).
The HEAnet mirrors are superbly fast from inside the University. I will
need to set up a switch in the conference room to provide sufficient
access for machines without wireless cards. Anyone got a 24-port Cisco
lying around? ;-)
> What we need is:
> 1. More people to install distros (ideally 2 people per distro I guess
> to let one take breaks).
list.append(me);
> 2. Someone to do some PR here - contact the local newspapers and/or
> radios and let them know about this.
I'll have a word with some local bloggers. I have already started a
thread on Ubuntu Forums and ILUG. Is anyone on the list involved with
ITAG? Perhaps our CompSoc members could send a notice round their list?
> 3. Someone to print out some posters and handouts. I guess we could
> just do this for each distro as we see fit.
> 4. Demonstration hardware to be used for installations - I should be
> able to get 1 or 2 systems from my company for the event. Some of them
> may be laptops, I don't suppose anyone has any of those kensington
> laptop locking devices we could borrow for the day?
I have three or four in my drawer in the office. I may also be able to
use a couple of old thinkpads.
> What else have I missed?
> BTW I expect if my company is sponsoring hardware and providing some
> printed materials and so on, we might sneak our logo onto a poster
> somewhere and display it on the day - does anyone have any problems
> with that? I'm reluctant to have us form a big sponsorship deal with
> any one Linux company but don't see any problem with a bunch of them
> being represented.
I don't see how we can refuse them a poster or two.
gerryk
to rustle up an old box and do a Smoothwall or IPCop installation on
that too.
When we were talking on Wed night, it came up that doing an install of
a lightweight distro might be a good idea too...
smulcahy
> I have booked the DERI conference room from 1000 to 1300 on the 17th.
Thanks!
> > 4. A fast network connection to some Linux distribution mirrors (I
> > believe we'll have this on the day, can someone identify a technical
> > contact for any problems with this on the day?).
>
> The HEAnet mirrors are superbly fast from inside the University. I will
> need to set up a switch in the conference room to provide sufficient
> access for machines without wireless cards. Anyone got a 24-port Cisco
> lying around? ;-)
I'm afraid not - I can rustle up an 8-port 3com switch if neccesary
(only 10/100 I'm afraid) though.
> > What we need is:
> > 1. More people to install distros (ideally 2 people per distro I guess
> > to let one take breaks).
>
> list.append(me);
Done, I'll add an updated list of whos feeding which distro to the end
of this thread.
> > 2. Someone to do some PR here - contact the local newspapers and/or
> > radios and let them know about this.
>
> I'll have a word with some local bloggers. I have already started a
> thread on Ubuntu Forums and ILUG. Is anyone on the list involved with
> ITAG? Perhaps our CompSoc members could send a notice round their list?
I have contacts with ITAG but I suppose I was inclined to see how we
get on with our first installfest before we raise our profile with
ITAG. I'd like to see how well we can deliver on an event before we
put ourselves in front of the entire IT business community of Galway.
First impressions will definitely last on this.
> > 4. Demonstration hardware to be used for installations - I should be
> > able to get 1 or 2 systems from my company for the event. Some of them
> > may be laptops, I don't suppose anyone has any of those kensington
> > laptop locking devices we could borrow for the day?
>
> I have three or four in my drawer in the office. I may also be able to
> use a couple of old thinkpads.
Excellent.
smulcahy
suspect will be the most popular distros first, we can double up if
more people start volunteering.
Mandriva installs - Laura
Debian installs - Stephen (me)
Ubuntu installs - Andrew Gallagher
SuSE installs - GerryK
Andrew Gallagher
Get the publicity out, everyone. If you have a blog, or a mate with a
blog, get it on the net.
I have a Google map for directions here: http://tinyurl.com/2am4bg
--
Andrew.
Andrew Gallagher
> Get the publicity out, everyone. If you have a blog, or a mate with a
> blog, get it on the net.
PS. Make sure you have a data loss disclaimer similar to my post here:
http://andrewgdotcom.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/galway-linux-installfest-sat-17th-nov/
--
Andrew.
smulcahy
these lines?
Not to get all legal on people -- but it focuses the mind to have
people sign something, they actually consider what they are doing a
little more.
Thoughts?
-stephen
> PS. Make sure you have a data loss disclaimer similar to my post here:http://andrewgdotcom.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/galway-linux-installfes...
>
> --
> Andrew.
gerryk
it's probably the right thing to do.
James Cooley
I have an old linksys router running Linux to show.
I have a couple of boxes XP boxes I want to run as media centers if
anyone has any suggestions around freevo or mythtv livecds.
James
On Nov 8, 11:38 am, smulcahy <smulc...@gmail.com> wrote:
gerryk
It combines Kubuntu, PVR software, home automation & security, VOIP
and lots more.
I've installed it before and it's v. straightforward.
>
> - Show quoted text -
James Cooley
install it live on Saturday if business is slow. Here's the video if
other people haven't seen it.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2176025602905109829&hl=en
James
On Nov 15, 2:01 pm, gerryk <ger...@gmail.com> wrote:
> James... have a look at Linux Media Centre Edition...http://linuxmce.com/