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RE: [Plug] install fests / demo days
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well, I tried to organize a linux demo day a little while ago, and have all
sorts of goodies from linux companies that I can/could use as giveaways,
such as stickers, cd's of distros (which are now outdated, cd's of Applix
SHELF, a retail version of Applix Office, and some other tidbits. I could
probably get some more recent stuff if we wanted to organize one now, but
the Linux Demo Day is a national movement that had about 200 lug's
participate in the beginning of september. It ended up that my demo day was
showing about two dozen neighbors, friends, etc. Linux since I couldn't get
much manpower or commercial support, but that could change if PLUG wants to
do one.
we'd need 5 or 6 computers set up serving different functions, ie. a laptop,
a server, a workstation, graphics station, etc. If we got it big, we could
get VA to donate some boxes, and probably the same for Penguin Computing to
raffle off or something after demoing them. Corel would probably send us a
bunch of stuff too, and the various Linux stores would do the same most
likely.
let me know if we're interested.
-----Original Message-----
From: plug-admin@lists.nothinbut.net
[mailto:plug-admin@lists.nothinbut.net]On Behalf Of Darxus
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 8:02 AM
To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
Subject: [Plug] install fests / demo days
A friend of mine (Loopy) moved to Mississippi.
the Linux User Group Of Jackson (www.lugoj.org) has 2 official meetings
per month (1st & 3rd thursday), w/ about 25 people attending, and
unofficial gatherings at a coffee house the rest of the thursdays.
They have about a hundred people on their mailing list (I'd love to know
how many are on the plug list to compair).
I've been curious about the install fest concept for a while, but I've
never seen one, and wasn't sure how well the idea would work.
They apparently get 15-30 people bringing in their computers to install
linux... that kind of blows my mind. Sounds like they do them about every
3 months. & the last one & next one are at colleges.
They also do this "demo days" thing -- where they set up a linux box at
barnes & noble, or comp usa, and show linux to people all day.
So if we want more people involved, there are definately ways to do it,
and other people with experience that can give us like, directions.
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