A missed op is a missed op. What I suggested is that
the main focus be on installs...YES! But have sitting
there for the 'just in case' scenario, a full suite
business machine ready to fire up for a 'corporate'
type to look at what it can do. I didn't mean have a
dedicated demo each time, but have a machine sitting
there 'just in case'.
I know IF I was a business type using the 'doze' and
came in to ask questions and was told 'oh, all we are
doing is installing today, come back in 6 months', I
would be put off on linux and probably/possibly not
make the demo then. Just my thoughts. And how many
machines/office users would we miss out on??
I didn't mean that we should 'drop everything' and
give a full demo, but have it there in case an owner
or techie from a small/medium business walks in and
starts 'pressing the flesh' for answers about business
suites. Then someone familiar with them could take
them aside and give them that 'warm fuzzy feeling'
that we care!! Which we do!!
Like I said, the 'business machine' might sit there
unused for months, then bingo, someone influentual
walks in and we get maybe 5-100 machines and business
for some techie there to do the sys admin/setup
because this machine was sitting in the corner and
fully ready to demo. Plus, now his office staff learn
to use linux and maybe a few bring their home
computers to the install fest at a later date as they
'take work home' and now need linux possibly!!!
I did NOT imply that more than a couple maybe/hopefull
several times a year would that machine even be turned
on. And it would be 'the professional/personal care'
that they got that MIGHT make the difference.
--- Derek Neighbors <
derek@gnue.org> wrote:
> Sorry for the top post, but felt it was most
> appropriate.
>
> I agree with Alan here. What I think we should do
> is try to do an
> InstallFest once a month and it is just that, a time
> to install GNU/Linux
> on willing participants machines. Nothing more,
> nothing less. Then
> either 2 times a year or 4 times a year we should
> attempt to put on a
> Freedom in Technology Conference. This where we
> would have presentations,
> demos, etc (as well as installs). The idea should
> be that if someone
> gets installed at an InstallFest they should be
> invited to the Freedom in
> Technology Conference as well.
>
> Hope that makes sense.
>
> -Derek
> Alan Dayley said:
> > On Tuesday 04 May 2004 01:08 pm, George Gambill
> wrote:
> > --[clip]--
> >> I was told that 4 weeks is not enough time to
> pull an InstallFest
> >> together.
> >> But, if we go on the idea that we get done what
> we get done for this
> >> first
> >> cycle and get more done for next month, I'm all
> for it.
> >
> > I want to jump in here to offer a touch of
> flexibility to the idea of an
> > InstallFest and what I think it really is.
> >
> > The kind of InstallFest that George is referring
> to is, and did a great
> > job putting together, was done on the model of
> the previous two
> > InstallFests. Biggish events with demos,
> presentations, prizes and, of
> > course, installs. For something of that
> magnitude 4 weeks is not
> > enough. It is very hard to get many companies to
> commit to donating
> > stuff in a 4 week time limit, for example.
> >
> > InstallFests can involve as little as 4 people
> getting together to
> > install software and solve problems. All they do
> is installs. There
> > are LUGs out there that limit the monthly
> InstallFest to 10 people who
> > must sign up in advance. I'm not sure I like
> that but the point is
> > that most InstallFests are smaller than the
> almost "Free Software
> > Conferences" that we have put on in the past.
> >
> > I envision a regular monthly InstallFest to be
> about installs. The
> > regular committee, headed by Alexander, running
> the monthly event
> > should worry about getting the resources to do
> installs. Period.
> > Trying to put on a quasi-conference every month
> is more than a regular
> > InstallFest should be, IMO. If they make sure
> they can help people get
> > Linux installed, they are doing great! Save the
> big "Free Software
> > Show" for an annual or semi-annual event, maybe
> put on by AZOTO and
> > held in conjunction with that month's PLUG
> InstallFest.
> >
> > Now, if someone wants to demo or present something
> at the InstallFest,
> > fine, get them a room and have them come. But
> keep such things
> > secondary to the priority of getting software
> installed. I would like
> > the regular InstallFests to happen every month
> without the pressure to
> > make it a big event. Let's do installs and
> spread Free Software
> > around, that's the main goal.
> >
> > Of course, if Alexander and the group want to do
> something big every
> > month, and can pull it off, more power to them
> says I!
> >
> > Alan
> >
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