Jon Nelson on Wed, 31 May 2000 07:28:11 -0400 (EDT) |
Bill Jonas wrote: > The installfest sub-thread kind of died a couple days ago. I'd still > like to do this, but I don't want to set something up and show up if > I'll be the only one there. > > Is anybody interested? Would anybody show up to help install? Would > anybody be there for help getting Linux installed and working on their > machine? Any suggestions about where to have this? I think that it > would be a Good Thing, but again, I don't want effort on my part to be > wasted. I'm only willing to do the work if there will be others to > volunteer and people that want to install Linux present (sorry if that > makes me sound selfish). > > The format I'm thinking of would be similar to > http://www.svlug.org/wrkshop.shtml. Volunteers would be asked to bring > what they can among the following: their own machine, distro CDs, hubs, > network cables, etc. People going for install help would need to bring > floppy disks and their machine (including essential peripherals: > keyboard, mouse, monitor, power cords and strips for the preceding > items, etc.), plus, if they can, their distro CDs, network cabling/NICs, > hubs, etc. > > I can bring a machine to be used as a server for network installs, my > personal machine, SuSE 6.3, Slackware 7, Corel 1.0 and 1.1, a crossover > network cable (I don't have a "real" network set up yet, just a simple > two-machine deal), two straight-through serial cables plus one > null-modem adapter, an external modem, and a couple of power strips > (mostly for my machines, but there will be a couple of spare outlets in > a pinch). > > So how about it? I'm thinking that a few hours some Saturday would be > the most convenient for everybody, but I'm open to suggestions as well. > I'm trying to gauge interest, so if you'd like to go, then say so. :) > > Bill > -- > >Ever heard of .cshrc? | "Linux means never having to delete > That's a city in Bosnia. Right? | your love mail." -- Don Marti > (Discussion in comp.os.linux.misc | http://www.netaxs.com/~bj/ > on the intuitiveness of commands.) | http://www.harrybrowne.org/ > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://plug.nothinbut.net > Announcements - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug I would be interseted in helping out as much as i could. I have installed OpenLinux several times on different machines including a laptop. I not sure if I would be any help but i would be willing to be a gopher as well. Jon ______________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://plug.nothinbut.net Announcements - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug
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