[olug] Installfests

[John Serafino]

I think something more general might be better, mostly because I usually
only re-install Linux when I've borked my system bad enough that I don't
think I can fix it within a reasonable amount of time.

On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 12:11 PM, DYNATRON tech <dynatron at gmail.com> wrote:

> start the day off with an hour for installs, use the next hour for basic
> configuration (browser plugins, pkg management, etc). move on to basic
> command line for the next hour, break for lunch, then do some power-user
> presentations for the second half.
>
> the newbs and volunteers show up early, and the regular guests can show up
> during lunchbreak.
>
> this may be a sustainable model.
> On Jul 21, 2011 11:45 AM, "Andrew Cheese" <stabbymctwist.x at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Well, an intro course and installfest would have people show up once,
> > install and learn, and either come back as staff or generally not come
> > back at all. Eventually, if not right away, it would be a repeat of
> > the apparent installfest situation: too many volunteers for too few
> > attendees.
> >
> > If we had something more general, with introductory stuff not being the
> > main focus, we would be able to keep attendees coming back. Maybe we
> > could have something like a convention's setup, in which people
> > register to do a panel on a particular topic.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:01:17 -0500
> > Kevin <sharpestmarble at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Could we also do something like an Installfest combined with an Intro
> >> to Linux course in one day? Don't call it that, but that's what it'd
> >> be. On Jul 21, 2011 6:48 AM, "Jon Larsen" <jon at jonlarsen.us> wrote:
> >
> >
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-- 
John