HackFest Relocation: Shared Networking, Fair and Acceptable Use and HackFest Ethics = Any Objection to MOVE?

[eldric]

I can offer a hosted location off of Hwy 51 and Northern if that 
would help? I am also the sole network/systems administrator there.

Charles

At 12:17 PM 4/25/2009, Lisa Kachold wrote:
>We have run into a couple of snafu's with regards to the Hackfests,
>which relate essentially to two areas:
>
>1) Human resources for PLUG setup and assistance for Festing.
>2) Shared networking and facilities at UAT.edu with regards to keeping
>our fests isolated.
>
>Our choices therefore are:
>
>a) The PLUG could go out to Estrella Mountain College (as long as Joey
>Prestia is there) without charge, where they have a fine network,
>Linux LIVECD bootable machines,  well managed acceptable use
>guidelines and are amendable to festers.
>
>For some unknown reason, Hans did not want this to happen (possibly
>due to his class commitment with Mesa Community or negotiations with
>UAT.edu for services) last Fall.  It's assumed this is no longer at
>issue.
>
>b) Have someone build a network every time to exclude our festing.
>
>While 2Wire's Linux Administrator Phil Groven has offered to provide a
>switch, building a complete network every time, by dragging in
>equipment, then using the festers to test for three hours has a very
>poor return on investment.   Han's schedule does not allow him to show
>up in time to setup for anything at UAT.edu.
>
>Snafu's
>
>a) Three reported incidents of encroachment from a shared network
>source while at UAT.edu (verified to not originate with PLUG festers).
>
>b) We do not want to schedule an event that places any Linux user into
>a security wargame; all fests, just like every responsible network
>management, includes acceptable use guidelines.
>
>
>For these reasons, I promote that we move the monthly HackFests to
>Estrella Mountain College, should we still have the offer of
>facilities open.
>
>
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