[loulug] Re: Meetings for September
- From: "DJ polstee" <djpolstee@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: loulug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:43:59 -0500
Yea, things like that are those logistical things to work out. Some others
that I'd like to throw out there are,
1) What distros do we to use?
2) Limit installs to VMware server (as to not deal with partitioning
someone's physical disk)?
3) For students with desktops, can we provide mouse/keyboard/monitors so
they don't have to lug them up there (no pun intended)
4) Where is a good place/area to attempt such a thing? Classroom in Weir?
My opinions on these would be, as far as distros, I think that we should
stick to some of the "easier to manage" distros that we're familiar with (eg
Ubuntu, Suse, Fedora Core, Vector). I'd imagine that not all students are
ready to deal with partitioning the hdd and limiting the storage space for
their existing OS, so it'd be smart to use VMware Server as it is a free vm
software that VMware offers. I currently have three monitors at my house
(crt) that I'd be willing to bring up to campus to use if, and only if, we
couldn't borrow any monitors from CS or IT. I'm a little unsure about where
to hold such an event in Weir as ideally we'd want some tables to set
machines up on and the only areas like this are the labs and the former-cafe
area. Any thoughts?
On 8/28/07, Tobin Maginnis <ptm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The most difficult aspect of installing Ubuntu, for example, are the
> down load time. So at a minimum those images should be on a local mirror.
>
> T-
>
> DJ polstee wrote:
> > Another thought for the meeting. I spoke with a CompSci professor today
> who
> > inquired as to whether or not we did a regular install fest.
> Unfortunately,
> > while I've been in school at least, I don't think that we have ever had
> an
> > install fest. As an idea, instead of having a meeting from 7 on, maybe
> we
> > can have an install fest from 6 on. Ofcourse, there are some logistical
> > things to work out, but I definitely think that having an install fest
> could
> > be fun and could help with attracting new students.
> >
> > Any ideas, thoughts?
> >
> >
> > On 8/27/07, DJ polstee <djpolstee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> As the new semester is underway, I hope everyone is enjoying the new
> >> congestion in traffic as well as the congestion in your preferred
> >> restaurant.
> >>
> >> I wanted to inform everyone about the two meetings for September.
> >>
> >> The first meeting will be Thursday, Sept. 6, at 7:00 pm in room 235
> Weir
> >> Hall. I just spoke with the CompSci Dept. this week to reserve that
> room for
> >> us. I would like some response from you guys about two things
> >> 1) Topic of Discussion -- Would someone like to speak about something
> that
> >> they are working on or something that they have done? I could talk
> about my
> >> recent endeavors with my Nokia 770 or maybe Droops (Andrew) would be
> >> interested in talking about some Asterisk stuff. I'd like to come up
> with a
> >> discussion topic this week so we can start putting fliers up around
> campus.
> >> 2) Flyers -- Would someone like to handle distribution of the fliers?
> I've
> >> already got an idea for a flier, so it would just be a matter of making
> >> copies and hanging them up around campus.
> >>
> >> The second meeting will be a little more informal as it will be held
> >> Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7:00 pm in Abner's on University. The purpose of
> this
> >> meeting will be just to gather in a more social setting and just hang
> out
> >> and discuss random tech/linux topics. This is how most of the LOULUG
> >> meetings that I've attended have ever been and is a bit more
> representative
> >> of the general nature of linux and linux users. If someone would be
> >> interested in helping with fliers, that would also be beneficial.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Scotty
> >>
> >
>
>
>
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