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

[Matthew A Coulliette]

51&Northern sounds better to me than Estrella Mountain. - MatthewMPP


eldric wrote:
> 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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