InstallFest, Hats Off and Thanks

InstallFest -- Hats Off Status

Our hats (not the Red ones) go off to the following volunteers.

"Thanks for helping further the cause (making it a reality)"

Alan Dayley <alandd@mindspring.com>      Vendors:
Alexander Henry <alexanderhenry@cox.net> Host
Augie Grayfox [grayfox78@cox.net]        RedHat 9 CD's
Bruce Pettycrew <bkpettycrew@cox.net>    RedHat Installation
Bruce Pettycrew <bkpettycrew@cox.net>    Slackware 9.0 CD's
Dennis Kibbe dennisk@sahuaro.f2s.com     Slackware Installation
Derek Neighbors [derek@gnue.org]         Presentations
der.hans <PLUGd@LuftHans.com>            Press Release
Eldric <eldric@cox.net>                  UAT Contact:
Matt Alexander <m@netpro.to>             General Assistance:
Marcia Wilbur [aicra@well.com]           Dead Rat Installation  ;-)
Marcia Wilbur [aicra@well.com]           Debian Installation
Rares Marian <rmarian@linuxmail.org>     Debian Installation
Robert Ambrose [rna@muttsoft.com]        RedHat Installation

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The remaining orphans need TLC from a loving parent (champion)
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Suggested demos(presentations) needing a champion where "Demonstration"
means: Normally one (instructor/demonstrator) to few (as many as can look
over the demonstrators shoulder) students and normally presented in a room
with much other activities going on.

  OpenOffice.org:
      ______

  The GIMP: demo on GNU/Linux and m$
      ______
  Desktop: KDE and/or GNOME
      ______

  GNUe: we've got 20 experts now :)
      ______

  useful things:
    ripping CDs, 
      ______
      photo albums, 
      ______
      'my <datatype>', 
      ______
      viewing faxes
      ______

  What is Free Software? (This might be a presentation.)
      ______

  licensing (This might be a presentation.)
      ______

  Free Software development in .az.us:
    GNUe, 
      ______
      KDE, 
      ______
      GNOME, 
      ______
      familiar, 
      ______
      kernel, 
      ______
      Sodi-Podi, 
      ______
      GDB, 
      ______

  LTSP (This might make a good presentation also)
      ______

  Blender
      ______

  Knoppix for Kids/debian jr.
      ______

  Knoppix
      ______

  firewalling  (This might make a good presentation also)
      ______

  security updates: should also be covered in the 'where now?'
      (This might make a good presentation also)
      ______

Please send in suggestions and/or volunteer to do these demos/presentations.

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Giveaways:
  - (see also Vendor above)
  - PLUG handouts:  ______
      ______
  - PLUG business cards: TBD
  - Tux the Penguin, case badges, to all successful installs.
    _____
  - Vendors:
    _____

CDROMs to give away
  - Mandrake 9.1    ______
  - Debian        ______
- Open Office    ______
- Mozilla 1.0.  ______

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Working computers for people to see.
  - Apple G3    
  - ____________     <- KDE?
  - ____________     <- Gnome?
  - ____________     <-- IPAQ or other platform?
  + Firewall Distro demos
    - __________
    - __________
    - FreeSCO: TBD

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Documentation
  Menu(s) to aid in selecting distro, firewall, OpenOffice etc.
    _____
    _____

  After Install Maintenance (apt-get, Up2Date etc.)
    Red Hat
      _____

    Debian
      _____

    Slackware
      _____

  Got it installed, now what?:
    a guide to putting the box on the air at home 
      ( cable/dsl/phone setup, etc. )
      (This might make a good presentation also)
      _____

    Where to find assistance
      (This might make a good presentation also)
      _____

    How to find out what's installed
      (This might make a good presentation also)

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MATERIALS LIST

Start of a list. Let me know which you can bring. Reply to me (not to
all) with any additions / changes. Then we'll cc the pluglist. Ideally
we'd have several folks with a "reserve" of items in their cars' trunks...

GENERAL.
- Markers, paper, tape -- for signs
- Pens, pencils
- Preprinted signs ("Install fest This Way" [left, right, straight])
- Easel, whiteboard, dry markers
- PLUG banner.

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HANDOUTS.
- PLUG business cards
- Flyers
- Vendor materials
- Supply of blank CDRs, and access to ISOs of several distributions
on an operable computer with a CD burner.
- Hardware Inventory / Waiver forms -- see http://www.vlug.org/ifht/

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PARTS.
- power strips / surge protectors (several folks pls bring)
- network switch/hub & cables
- extra network switch/hub & cables for Firewall demos
- spare keyboards
    
- spare mice
    
- various converter plugs, screws, etc.
- screwdrivers
- network cards (PCI, ISA)
- extra floppy drives, cdrom drives, video and sound cards
(for folks with recalcitrant hardware?)
- IDE, floppy cables